Job prospects Oil And Gas Fields Production Manager in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Managers in natural resources production and fishing (NOC 80010) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several 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 Managers in natural resources production and fishing in Saskatchewan:

  • Approximately 500 people work in this occupation.
  • Managers in natural resources production and fishing mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 32%
    • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 23%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 11%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%
  • 85% of managers in natural resources production and fishing work all year, while 15% 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 49 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • 12% of managers in natural resources production and fishing are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 91% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 9% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 11% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% 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: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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Mining Sector Hiring Forecast

The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) forecasts that the mining sector will need to hire a total of 2,340 null in Saskatchewan from 2011 to 2021.

The following table shows MiHR’s forecast for the total number of jobs that will need to be filled from 2011 to the given year.

Table on the cummulative hiring forecast for null in Saskatchewan starting from 2011.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) 2013 2016 2021

Region: Saskatchewan

Occupation:

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