Job prospects Manager, Mill 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 Manufacturing managers (NOC 90010) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 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 Manufacturing managers in Alberta:
- Approximately 7,550 people work in this occupation.
- Manufacturing managers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 18%
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 10%
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 9%
- Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 9%
- Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 7%
- 84% of manufacturing managers work all year, while 16% 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 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 22% of manufacturing managers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 82% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 18% compared to 47% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 7% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 27% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 20% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 9% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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