Job prospects Boilermaker in the Edmonton Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Boilermakers" in the Edmonton Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Boilermakers in the Edmonton Region over the past few years (2022-2024) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very limited

The employment outlook will be Very limited for boilermakers (NOC 72103) in the Edmonton region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about boilermakers in the Edmonton region:

  • Approximately 670 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Boilermakers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 42%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 22%
    • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 10%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 8%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Boilermakers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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