Job prospects Foreman/woman, Painters - Metal Products in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing (NOC 92023) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several 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, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing in Alberta:

• Approximately 1,900 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 34%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 22%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 20%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 10%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 7%
• 80% of supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing work all year, while 20% 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 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks 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: 15% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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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