Job prospects Supervisor, Yard - Mining And Quarrying in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Supervisors, mining and quarrying (NOC 82020) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Supervisors, mining and quarrying in Newfoundland and Labrador:

  • Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Supervisors, mining and quarrying mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 82%
    • Support activities for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 213): 18%
  • 70% of supervisors, mining and quarrying work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 93% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 7% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 27% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 43% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 23% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 14% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% 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 105 null in Newfoundland and Labrador 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 Newfoundland and Labrador starting from 2011.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) 2013 2016 2021

Region: Newfoundland and Labrador

Occupation:

55 75 105
Labour Market Information Survey
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