Job prospects Pump Operator - Service Station in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Service station attendants (NOC 65101) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Service station attendants in Ontario:

• Approximately 3,150 people work in this occupation.
• Service station attendants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 52% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 48% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 48% of service station attendants work all year, while 52% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of service station attendants are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 77% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 23% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 37% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 46% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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