Job prospects Water Utility Operator in the Ottawa Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Water and waste treatment plant operators" in the Ottawa Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Water and waste treatment plant operators in the Ottawa Region over the past few years (2022-2024) 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 Good for water and waste treatment plant operators (NOC 92101) in the Ottawa region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new 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 water and waste treatment plant operators in the Ottawa region:
- Approximately 370 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Water and waste treatment plant operators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Utilities (NAICS 22): 59%
- Management and Administrative Services (NAICS 55-56): 14%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 6%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Water and waste treatment plant operators across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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