Job prospects Labourer, Plastic Products Manufacturing in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "labourer, plastic products manufacturing" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing (NOC 95104) in Manitoba 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.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing in Manitoba:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (NAICS 326): 77%
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 8%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
• 73% of labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing work all year, while 27% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 84% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 16% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 19% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 41% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology