Job prospects Loader Operator - Logging in Alberta
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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 Logging machinery operators (NOC 83110) in Alberta 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 Logging machinery operators in Alberta:
- Approximately 650 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Logging machinery operators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Forestry and logging (NAICS 113, 1153): 75%
- 38% of logging machinery operators work all year, while 62% 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 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 11% of logging machinery operators are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 44% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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