Job prospects Acid Plant Operator in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

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 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 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

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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