Job prospects Roughneck - Offshore Drilling Rig in the Northern Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers" in the Northern Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers in the Northern Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers (NOC 85111) in the Northern region for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers in the Northern region:

  • Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 63%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 20%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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Labour Market Information Survey
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