Underground production and development miners in Thompson - Okanagan

The employment outlook will be Limited for underground production and development miners (NOC 83100) in the Thompson - Okanagan 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about underground production and development miners in the Thompson - Okanagan region:

• Approximately 410 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Underground production and development miners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 88%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 10%