Underground production and development miners in Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake

The employment outlook will be Moderate for underground production and development miners (NOC 83100) 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.
• A moderate number of 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 underground production and development miners in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:

• Approximately 30 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Underground production and development miners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 53%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 46%