Job prospects Foreman/woman, Metal Products Inspection And Testing in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing (NOC 92023) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing in British Columbia:

• Approximately 2,300 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ship and Boat Building (NAICS 3366): 51%
  • Other Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336 except 3366): 14%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 10%
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 10%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 9%
• 82% of supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing work all year, while 18% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 91% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 9% compared to 48% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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