Job prospects Production Controller in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "production controller" in Newfoundland and Labrador or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Production and transportation logistics coordinators (NOC 13201) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Production and transportation logistics coordinators in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Production and transportation logistics coordinators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 16%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 14%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 10%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482, 486, 487, 493): 9%
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 9%
• 73% of production and transportation logistics coordinators work all year, while 27% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 52% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 48% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 19% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 56% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 14% 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