Job prospects Oil Pipeline Operator in Québec
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Job opportunities in Québec
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be very limited for Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing (NOC 93101) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- 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 Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing in Quebec:
- Approximately 1,650 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing mainly work in the following sectors:
- Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 26%
- Utilities (NAICS 22): 9%
- Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 9%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
- 80% of central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing work all year, while 20% 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 78% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 22% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 19% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 26% compared to 19% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 38% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
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