Job prospects Mechanical Assembler in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

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 Limited for mechanical assemblers and inspectors (NOC 94204) in British Columbia 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.

British Columbia's advanced manufacturing hubs are located near its urban centres, primarily Vancouver. 

Employment opportunities in this occupation are supported by spending in the transportation sector, such as rail expansion projects and bus fleet electrification in urban centres. 

Public and private funding for critical minerals and mining projects will increase the need for metal and mechanical manufacturing jobs. 

The manufacturing sector has fallen in terms of contribution to GDP in the province over the last few years; new industry regulations, competition with the United States and real estate costs have increased the burden on manufacturing businesses. 

Wood product manufacturing, food processing, machinery, and fabricated metal products are the largest manufacturing industries in British Columbia; these are also among the top British Columbia exports to the U.S., which have been impacted by tariffs.

Here are some key facts about mechanical assemblers and inspectors in British Columbia:

• Approximately 750 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Mechanical assemblers and inspectors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 39%
  • Ship and Boat Building (NAICS 3366): 18%
  • Computer, electronic and electrical product manufacturing (NAICS 334-335): 8%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 69% of mechanical assemblers and inspectors work all year, while 31% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of mechanical assemblers and inspectors are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 89% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 11% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 41% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 22% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology