Job prospects Foreman/woman, Extruding - Rubber And Plastic Manufacturing in British Columbia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "foreman/woman, extruding - rubber and plastic manufacturing" in British Columbia or Canada.

Job opportunities in British Columbia

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing (NOC 92013) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several 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 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing in British Columbia:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (NAICS 326): 64%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 7%
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 7%
  • Ship and Boat Building (NAICS 3366): 7%
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 6%
• 87% of supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing work all year, while 13% 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 50 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 90% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 10% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 18% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 55% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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