Job prospects Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Water and waste treatment plant operators (NOC 92101) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Water and waste treatment plant operators in Yukon:

  • Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Water and waste treatment plant operators mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 56%
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 24%
    • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 20%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 84% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • 45% of water and waste treatment plant operators work all year, while 55% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 83% compared to 49% for all occupations
    • Women: 17% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: n/a
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 23% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 20% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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