Job number: 3624254
Location: Lake Louise (AB) Banff (AB)
Employer: Parks Canada / Parcs Canada
Salary: $37.85 to $41.12 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Job outlook
Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics in Alberta
Employment prospects: Moderate (2025–2027)See full outlook data
The employment outlook will be Moderate for heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401) in Alberta for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- Not many 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 Alberta:
- Approximately 17,650 people work in this occupation.
- Heavy-duty equipment mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
- Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 22%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 17%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 13%
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 9%
- Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 6%
- 66% of heavy-duty equipment mechanics work all year, while 34% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 12% of heavy-duty equipment mechanics are self-employed compared to an average of 15% 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: 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 12% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 65% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
This outlook describes the broader occupation category (NOC 72401) that this job falls under, not this specific role, employer, or its requirements. Data: Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-year employment outlook, Alberta, November 2025. Published under the Open Government Licence – Canada.