Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators in Red Deer

The employment outlook will be Very limited for industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators (NOC 94213) in the Red Deer 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators in the Red Deer region:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 52%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 19%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 10%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 10%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 9%