82020 economic 2025-2027
Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake Moderate
Canada Moderate
Supervisors, mining and quarrying in Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake
Salary Information
Wage data for this region
Entry-level
$45.86
/hr
Typical
$65.61
/hr
Experienced
$95.48
/hr
Source: Job Bank Canada. Wages may vary by region and experience.
Employment Trends Analysis
The employment outlook will be Moderate for supervisors, mining and quarrying (NOC 82020) in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- Thermal coal mining operations have greatly declined in the past few years, as energy producers in Alberta have shifted away from coal consumption.
- Proposed new coal mining projects and expansion of existing metallurgical coal operations may possibly create some employment opportunities in the long-term.
Here are some key facts about supervisors, mining and quarrying in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:
- Approximately 140 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Supervisors, mining and quarrying mainly work in the following sectors:
- Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 63%
- Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 37%