Job prospects Farm Machinery Mechanic in the Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region

Over the past few years (2023-2025), the labour market was balanced for Heavy-duty equipment mechanics in the Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

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The employment outlook will be Moderate for heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401) in the Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new 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.

• Heavy-duty equipment mechanics will continue to have a high demand in Alberta with the levels of industrial and agricultural activities supported by the oil and gas sector.
• The occupation is influenced by the technical evolution of the profession, shift to autonomous mining trucks, GPS enabled farming equipment. 

Here are some key facts about heavy-duty equipment mechanics in the Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River region:

• Heavy-duty equipment mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 20%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 16%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 9%
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 9%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 9%

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