Job prospects Mine Captain in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Supervisors, mining and quarrying (NOC 82020) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.
Here are some key facts about Supervisors, mining and quarrying in Newfoundland and Labrador:
- Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Supervisors, mining and quarrying mainly work in the following sectors:
- Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 82%
- Support activities for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 213): 18%
- 70% of supervisors, mining and quarrying work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 93% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 7% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 43% compared to 17% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 14% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
Explore job prospects in Newfoundland and Labrador by economic region.
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Location | Job prospects |
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Avalon Peninsula Region | |
Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region | |
South Coast–Burin Peninsula Region | |
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador Region |
Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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Mining Sector Hiring Forecast
The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) forecasts that the mining sector will need to hire a total of 105 null in Newfoundland and Labrador from 2011 to 2021.
The following table shows MiHR’s forecast for the total number of jobs that will need to be filled from 2011 to the given year.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) | 2013 | 2016 | 2021 |
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Region: Newfoundland and Labrador Occupation: |
55 | 75 | 105 |
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