Job prospects Production Supervisor – Manufacturing in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing (NOC 92013) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 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, plastic and rubber products manufacturing in Ontario:

  • Approximately 4,200 people work in this occupation.
  • Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (NAICS 326): 63%
    • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 7%
    • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 6%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%
  • 77% of supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 80% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 20% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 20% compared to 9% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 45% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 8% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 24% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region Good
Kingston–Pembroke Region Very good
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region Good
London Region Moderate
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region Good
Northeast Region Undetermined
Northwest Region Undetermined
Ottawa Region Good
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region Good
Toronto Region Good
Windsor-Sarnia Region Moderate

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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