Job prospects Finishing Range Operator - Textile Manufacturing in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very limited for Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers (NOC 94130) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers in Ontario:

• Approximately 900 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Textile and textile product mills (NAICS 313-314): 27%
  • Printing and related support activities (NAICS 323): 14%
  • Clothing, leather and allied product manufacturing (NAICS 315-316): 11%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 11%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 60% of textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers work all year, while 40% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 11% of textile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 54% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 46% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 24% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 48% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

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