Job prospects Production Supervisor – Plastic Manufacturing in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing (NOC 92013) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 Alberta:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (NAICS 326): 63%
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 10%
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 9%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 7%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 7%
• 71% of supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 89% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 11% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 19% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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