Job prospects Castings Tester - Primary Metal And Mineral Products Processing in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing (NOC 94104) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region 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 Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

  • Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 49%
    • Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing (NAICS 327): 19%
    • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 17%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 15%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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