Sawmill machine operators in Northwest

The employment outlook will be Limited for sawmill machine operators (NOC 94120) in the Northwest region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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.

Here are some key facts about sawmill machine operators in the Northwest region:

• Approximately 140 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Sawmill machine operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 65%
  • Forestry and logging and fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 113, 114, 1153): 14%
  • Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 11%
  • Management and Administrative Services (NAICS 55-56): 10%