Job prospects Material Estimator in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "material estimator" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Production logistics workers (NOC 14402) 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 Production logistics workers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Production logistics workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 12%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 11%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 9%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 9%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 76% of production logistics workers work all year, while 24% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 38% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 62% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 35% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology