Job prospects Casting Operations Foreman/woman in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Supervisors, mineral and metal processing (NOC 92010) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 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, mineral and metal processing in Ontario:

• Approximately 4,200 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, mineral and metal processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 31%
  • Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing (NAICS 327): 21%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 15%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 10%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 5%
• 81% of supervisors, mineral and metal processing work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of supervisors, mineral and metal processing are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 16% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 40% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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