Job prospects Laboratory Chemist in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Chemists (NOC 21101) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several 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 Chemists in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Chemists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 24%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 18%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 17%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 8%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 7%
• 67% of chemists work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 53% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 47% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 63% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 31% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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