Job prospects Supervisor, Furniture Finishers in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing (NOC 92022) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Improved global supply chains have supported renewed production growth in Manitoba's diverse manufacturing sector which includes furniture manufacturing.
• According to the Conference Board of Canada, Manitoba's real manufacturing output is expected to increase throughout the forecast period.

Here are some key facts about Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing in Manitoba:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (NAICS 337): 76%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 13%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 11%
• 92% of supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing work all year, while 8% 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 50 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 74% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 26% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 15% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 26% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 22% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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