Job prospects Control Officer, Steel Mill in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "control officer, steel mill" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Production logistics workers (NOC 14402) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Production logistics workers in Alberta:

• Approximately 900 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Production logistics workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 11%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 8%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 7%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 77% of production logistics workers work all year, while 23% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of production logistics workers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 50% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 50% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 24% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology