Job prospects Mine Labourer in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "mine labourer" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very limited for Mine labourers (NOC 85110) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Not many 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 Mine labourers in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Mine labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): more than 95%
• 50% of mine labourers work all year, while 50% 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 39 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: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 20% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a