Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing in North Coast

The employment outlook will be Moderate for central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing (NOC 93101) in the North Coast region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

Here are some key facts about central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing in the North Coast region:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 79%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 7%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 7%