Job prospects Skip Tender in Alberta
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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Underground mine service and support workers (NOC 84100) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Underground mine service and support workers in Alberta:
- Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Underground mine service and support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 64%
- Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 26%
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 10%
- 54% of underground mine service and support workers work all year, while 46% 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 38 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: less than 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 16% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
Breakdown by region
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