Job prospects Saw Operator - Sawmill in Nova Scotia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "saw operator - sawmill" in Nova Scotia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Sawmill machine operators (NOC 94120) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Sawmill machine operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 92%
• 69% of sawmill machine operators work all year, while 31% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 17% of sawmill machine operators are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 50% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 22% 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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