Job prospects Production Supervisor – Wood Products 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

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly (NOC 92024) 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, other products manufacturing and assembly in Alberta:

  • Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 27%
    • Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (NAICS 326): 22%
    • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 21%
    • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 11%
    • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 11%
  • 74% of supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly work all year, while 26% 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 49 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 79% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 21% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 43% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 21% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region Moderate
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region Moderate
Calgary Region Good
Camrose–Drumheller Region Undetermined
Edmonton Region Moderate
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat Region Undetermined
Red Deer Region Undetermined
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region Undetermined

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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