Job prospects Heavy Duty Mechanic - Agricultural in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "heavy duty mechanic - agricultural" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

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 heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401) in Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• This occupation will benefit from major public and private construction projects scheduled in Northwest Territories over the forecast period.
• For example, the planned construction of the $1.65 billion Mackenzie Valley Highway, connecting Wrigley to Norman Wells, is expected to generate employment in this occupation when construction begins in 2027 or 2028. Ongoing work at the $4 billion Giant Mine remediation site may also lead to construction employment.

Here are some key facts about heavy-duty equipment mechanics in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Heavy-duty equipment mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 24%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 21%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 19%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 14%
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 7%
• 61% of heavy-duty equipment mechanics work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 57% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a