Job prospects Operator, Shuttle Car in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "operator, shuttle car" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Underground mine service and support workers (NOC 84100) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Underground mine service and support workers in Quebec:

• Approximately 1,450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Underground mine service and support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 84%
• 48% of underground mine service and support workers work all year, while 52% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks 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: 20% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 47% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

Explore job prospects in Québec by economic region.

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "operator, shuttle car" Underground mine service and support workers (NOC 84100) or across Canada.

Learn more