Job prospects Planer Operator in the Northwest Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Sawmill machine operators" in the Northwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Sawmill machine operators in the Northwest Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Sawmill machine operators (NOC 94120) in the Northwest region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
Not many 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 the Northwest region:

Approximately 140 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Sawmill machine operators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 63%
- Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 15%
- Management and Administrative Services (NAICS 55-56): 12%
- Forestry and logging and fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 113, 114, 1153): 10%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology