Job prospects Operator, Polishing Machine - Metal Products Manufacturing in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "operator, polishing machine - metal products manufacturing" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Machine operators of other metal products (NOC 94107) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• 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 Machine operators of other metal products in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Machine operators of other metal products mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 59%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 41%
• 40% of machine operators of other metal products work all year, while 60% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 63% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • 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

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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