Job prospects Operations Manager, Manufacturing in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Manufacturing managers (NOC 90010) in Prince Edward Island 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.

This is a relatively large occupational group in P.E.I. New employment opportunities will be driven by the continued growth in the province's overall economy and expansions in the manufacturing and processing sectors. Companies often seek candidates with several years of industry-related experience and skills in addition to formal education.

Here are some key facts about Manufacturing managers in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 350 people work in this occupation.
• Manufacturing managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 46%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 16%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 15%
  • Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 323-324, 326-327, 331, 334-335, 337, 339): 9%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 6%
• 89% of manufacturing managers work all year, while 11% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• 21% of manufacturing managers are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 71% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 28% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 15% compared to 8% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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