Job prospects Castings Tester - Primary Metal And Mineral Products Processing in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing (NOC 94104) 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.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 75%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 25%
• 83% of inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing work all year, while 17% 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 48 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: 50% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • 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: 17% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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