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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers" near Kelowna (BC) 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 well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers near Kelowna (BC) over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very limited

The employment outlook will be very limited for Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers (NOC 83101) in the Thompson - Okanagan region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers in the Thompson - Okanagan region:

  • Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 65%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 19%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 9%
    • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 7%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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