Underground production and development miners in North Coast

The employment outlook will be Very limited for underground production and development miners (NOC 83100) in the North Coast 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 North Coast region:

• Approximately 80 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Underground production and development miners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 50%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 35%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 15%