Table D.1.2
Number of registered apprentices, by major trade group and sex, Canada, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2011

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Table D.1.2
Number of registered apprentices, by major trade group and sex, Canada, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Number of registered apprentices 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2011, Both sexes, Males, Females, Percent female and Males , calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1995 2000 2005 2010 2011
Both sexesNote 1 Males Females Percent female Both sexesNote 1 Males Females Percent female Both sexesNote 1 Males Females Percent female Both sexesNote 1 Males Females Percent female Both sexesNote 1 Males Females Percent female
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
All major trade groups 163,374 151,947 11,424 7.0 199,074 181,611 17,463 8.8 293,838 265,083 28,755 9.8 430,452 372,792 57,663 13.4 426,285 367,737 58,545 13.7
Automotive service 24,792Note r: revised 24,288Note r: revised 504Note r: revised 2.0 27,819Note r: revised 27,213Note r: revised 606 2.2 37,269Note r: revised 36,255Note r: revised 1,017 2.7 45,870Note r: revised 44,076Note r: revised 1,794Note r: revised 3.9 41,763 40,071 1,695 4.1
CarpentersNote 2 20,295 19,848 450 2.2 21,489 21,048 441 2.1 39,927 39,183 741 1.9 51,516 50,148 1,371 2.7 50,826 49,527 1,302 2.6
Early childhood educators and assistants 6 3 0 Note ...: not applicable 993 108 885 89.1 3,681 291 3,387 92.0 7,974 582 7,392 92.7 7,680 546 7,137 92.9
Community and social service workers 39 3 33 84.6 279 87 195 69.9 876 237 639 72.9 2,823 630 2,196 77.8 3,240 699 2,541 78.4
ElectriciansNote 3 28,248 27,768 477 1.7 31,560 30,885 675 2.1 49,038 47,913 1,125 2.3 66,120 64,032 2,088 3.2 64,842 62,754 2,085 3.2
Electronics and instrumentation 2,757 2,673 84 3.0 3,618 3,477 141 3.9 4,218 4,014 201 4.8 6,087 5,514 570 9.4 6,096 5,529 567 9.3
Exterior finishing 5,256 5,208 51 1.0 6,990 6,924 63 0.9 11,073 10,956 114 1.0 14,184 14,013 171 1.2 13,821 13,662 159 1.2
Food service 7,281 5,370 1,911 26.2 8,442 5,841 2,604 30.8 10,947 7,428 3,516 32.1 18,708 12,021 6,687 35.7 19,269 12,402 6,867 35.6
Hairstylists and estheticians 7,467 1,224 6,243 83.6 11,118 1,599 9,519 85.6 15,954 2,022 13,935 87.3 20,259Note r: revised 2,139Note r: revised 18,120Note r: revised 89.4 18,858 1,935 16,920 89.7
Heavy duty equipment mechanics 5,106 5,076 27 0.5 7,278 7,242 36 0.5 8,460 8,379 81 1.0 12,429 12,240 192 1.5 12,618 12,417 201 1.6
Heavy equipment and crane operatorsNote 3 3,876 3,795 84 2.2 6,174 6,018 156 2.5 10,701 10,458 243 2.3 11,769 11,598 174 1.5 12,255 12,048 207 1.7
Interior finishingNote 2 7,890 7,674 219 2.8 9,525 9,153 372 3.9 14,787 13,905 879 5.9 18,327 16,791 1,536 8.4 17,871 16,392 1,476 8.3
Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists 1,677 1,320 357 21.3 1,611 1,251 360 22.3 2,160 1,722 441 20.4 3,198 2,517 681 21.3 3,498 2,688 810 23.2
Machinists 6,387 6,252 135 2.1 9,942 9,738 207 2.1 10,488 10,209 279 2.7 10,638 10,335 303 2.8 8,982 8,712 270 3.0
Metal workers (other) 3,702 3,573 129 3.5 4,650 4,587 66 1.4 5,796 5,694 99 1.7 8,637Note r: revised 8,400Note r: revised 237Note r: revised 2.7 8,985 8,745 240 2.7
Millwrights 6,420 6,348 72 1.1 8,280 8,190 87 1.1 10,170 9,990 177 1.7 12,039 11,787 249 2.1 11,568 11,331 237 2.0
Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable 450 450 0 0.0 5,244 5,235 6 0.1 4,332 4,326 6 0.1
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters 15,036 14,925 114 0.8 17,064 16,893 168 1.0 27,783 27,393 390 1.4 44,835 43,908 927 2.1 44,319 43,389 927 2.1
Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics 3,039 3,018 21 0.7 3,783 3,750 33 0.9 5,208 5,172 36 0.7 7,779Note r: revised 7,704Note r: revised 78 1.0 7,926 7,854 75 0.9
Sheet metal workers 4,659 4,605 57 1.2 4,860 4,797 63 1.3 6,552 6,435 117 1.8 8,751Note r: revised 8,556Note r: revised 192 2.2 8,451 8,289 165 2.0
User support technicians 18 6 12 66.7 129 108 24 18.6 753 663 90 12.0 19,605 9,822 9,786 49.9 22,779 11,367 11,409 50.1
Welders 4,719Note r: revised 4,653Note r: revised 66 1.4 8,580 8,355 225 2.6 10,938 10,482 453 4.1 16,650Note r: revised 15,675Note r: revised 975Note r: revised 5.9 17,064 16,041 1,023 6.0
Stationary engineers and power plant operators 582 564 18 3.1 393 387 6 1.5 330 321 12 3.6 2,853 2,685 168 5.9 2,832 2,682 150 5.3
Construction workers (other) 294 243 48 16.3 168 138 30 17.9 2,151 1,908 243 11.3 3,273 2,994 282 8.6 3,492 3,195 294 8.4
OtherNote 4 3,831 3,513 318 8.3 4,332 3,828 504 11.6 4,131 3,591 540 13.1 10,881 9,390 1,488 13.7 12,918 11,136 1,779 13.8
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