Job prospects Furnace Skimmer - Primary Metal And Mineral Products Processing in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "furnace skimmer - primary metal and mineral products processing" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for labourers in mineral and metal processing (NOC 95100) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 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 labourers in mineral and metal processing in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Labourers in mineral and metal processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 35%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 19%
  • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 13%
  • Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing (NAICS 327): 9%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 51% of labourers in mineral and metal processing work all year, while 49% 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 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 18% of labourers in mineral and metal processing are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 94% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 22% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 56% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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