Job prospects Heavy Duty Mechanic - Agricultural in the South Central Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Heavy-duty equipment mechanics" in the South Central 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
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Heavy-duty equipment mechanics in the South Central Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Moderate for heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401) in the South Central 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 a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about heavy-duty equipment mechanics in the South Central region:
- Approximately 380 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Heavy-duty equipment mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 39%
- Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 19%
- Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 17%
- Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 9%
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 6%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Heavy-duty equipment mechanics across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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