Job prospects Ore Handling Operator - Underground Mining in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Underground mine service and support workers (NOC 84100) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Vale's Voisey's Bay mining operation is transitioning from open pit mining to underground. This will extend the life of the Voisey's Bay project and is expected to result in 400 new full-time, permanent jobs.

Here are some key facts about Underground mine service and support workers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 250 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): 74%
  • Support activities for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 213): 17%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 6%
• 54% of underground mine service and support workers work all year, while 46% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 78% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 22% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 12% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 31% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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