Job prospects Labourer, Oil Field in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "labourer, oil field" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers (NOC 85111) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
• Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 53%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 14%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 14%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 36% of oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers work all year, while 64% 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 36 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% 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: 36% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology