Job prospects Production Supervisor, Specialty Chemicals in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "production supervisor, specialty chemicals" in New Brunswick or Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities (NOC 92011) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 750 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 65%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 12%
  • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 9%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 7%
• 90% of supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities work all year, while 10% 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 49 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 84% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 16% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 40% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology