Job prospects Planer Operator in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Sawmill machine operators (NOC 94120) in Saskatchewan 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Sawmill machine operators in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Sawmill machine operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 82%
  • Forestry and logging (NAICS 113, 1153): 11%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 8%
• 65% of sawmill machine operators work all year, while 35% 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 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 81% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 19% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 24% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 52% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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