Job prospects Oil And Gas Fields Production Manager near Yellowknife (NT)

The employment outlook will be moderate for Managers in natural resources production and fishing (NOC 80010) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• 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 Managers in natural resources production and fishing in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Managers in natural resources production and fishing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 60%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 15%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 15%
  • Other Primary Sector (NAICS   11): 10%
• 82% of managers in natural resources production and fishing work all year, while 18% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 49 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 70% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 30% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology