Job prospects Supervisor, Quarry in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Supervisors, mining and quarrying (NOC 82020) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Supervisors, mining and quarrying in Ontario:

• Approximately 2,300 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, mining and quarrying mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 79%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 17%
• 72% of supervisors, mining and quarrying work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of supervisors, mining and quarrying are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 20% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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