Job prospects Roughneck - Offshore Drilling Rig in the Northern Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers" in the Northern Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers in the Northern Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers (NOC 85111) in the Northern region for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
Here are some key facts about Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers in the Northern region:
- Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 63%
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 20%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
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