Job prospects Assistant Operator - Chemical Processing in New Brunswick
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Job opportunities in New Brunswick
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing (NOC 93101) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 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 Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing in New Brunswick:
- Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing mainly work in the following sectors:
- Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 44%
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 19%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 16%
- Utilities (NAICS 22): 5%
- 89% of central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing work all year, while 11% 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: 87% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 13% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 21% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 54% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
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