Job prospects Sawmill Supervisor in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "sawmill supervisor" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Supervisors, forest products processing (NOC 92014) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• 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, forest products processing in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Supervisors, forest products processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 41%
  • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 23%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 19%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 16%
• 86% of supervisors, forest products processing work all year, while 14% 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: 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: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 52% 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: 17% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology