Job prospects Foundry Worker in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "foundry worker" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Foundry workers (NOC 94101) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
Several positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Foundry workers in Manitoba:

Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Foundry workers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): more than 95%
41% of foundry workers work all year, while 59% 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 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: less than 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 20% compared to 12% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 40% 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: n/a
- bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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