Job prospects Insulator in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "insulator" in Newfoundland and Labrador or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

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.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for insulators (NOC 72321) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities may vary depending on the time of the year.

Here are some key facts about insulators in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Insulators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 50%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 20%
  • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 18%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 24% of insulators work all year, while 76% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 29 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 20% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 55% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 7% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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