Job prospects Quality Control Technician - Chemical Processing in the Thompson–Okanagan Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Chemical technologists and technicians" in the Thompson–Okanagan Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Chemical technologists and technicians in the Thompson–Okanagan Region over the past few years (2020-2022) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Chemical technologists and technicians (NOC 22100) in the Thompson - Okanagan region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Chemical technologists and technicians in the Thompson - Okanagan region:

  • Approximately 80 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Chemical technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 56%
    • Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 31%
    • Agriculture (NAICS ultur): 13%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Chemical technologists and technicians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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