Job prospects Water Utility Operator in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Water and waste treatment plant operators (NOC 92101) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 Water and waste treatment plant operators in British Columbia:

• Approximately 1,700 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Water and waste treatment plant operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 55%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 11%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 82% of water and waste treatment plant operators work all year, while 18% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 88% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 12% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 25% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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