Job prospects Crane Operator in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "crane operator" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

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.

Limited

The employment outlook will be Limited for crane operators (NOC 72500) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Here are some key facts about crane operators in Manitoba:

Approximately 500 people work in this occupation.
Crane operators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 39%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 32%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 12%
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 9%
72% of crane operators work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: less than 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 43% compared to 31% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 43% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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