Job prospects Foreman/woman, Metalworking Machine Operators in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing (NOC 92023) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 91%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 9%
• 91% of supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing work all year, while 9% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 83% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 17% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 63% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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