Job prospects Chief Flotation Operator in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "chief flotation operator" in Newfoundland and Labrador or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

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.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Very good for central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing (NOC 93100) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 88%
  • Support activities for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 213): 7%
• 50% of central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing work all year, while 50% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 91% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 9% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 13% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 35% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 48% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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