Job prospects Lumber Kiln Operator in British Columbia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "lumber kiln operator" in British Columbia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Other wood processing machine operators (NOC 94129) in British Columbia 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Other wood processing machine operators in British Columbia:

• Approximately 1,500 people work in this occupation.
• Other wood processing machine operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 82%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 11%
• 63% of other wood processing machine operators work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 93% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 7% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 19% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 54% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology