Job prospects Fire Suppression Technician - Mining in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "Fire suppression technician - mining" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very limited for Underground mine service and support workers (NOC 84100) in Alberta 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Underground mine service and support workers in Alberta:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Underground mine service and support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 64%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 26%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 10%
• 54% of underground mine service and support workers work all year, while 46% 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 38 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 16% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 21% 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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