Job prospects Oil And Gas Fields Production Manager in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "oil and gas fields production manager" in New Brunswick or Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

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 good for Managers in natural resources production and fishing (NOC 80010) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new 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 Managers in natural resources production and fishing in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Managers in natural resources production and fishing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Forestry and logging (NAICS 113, 1153): 37%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212-213): 21%
  • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 15%
  • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 13%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 74% of managers in natural resources production and fishing work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% 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.
• 33% of managers in natural resources production and fishing are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 94% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% 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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