Job prospects Machine Operator - Mineral And Metal Processing in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "machine operator - mineral and metal processing" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

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 Moderate for machine operators, mineral and metal processing (NOC 94100) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 machine operators, mineral and metal processing in Quebec:

• Approximately 5,100 people work in this occupation.
• Machine operators, mineral and metal processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 70%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 7%
• 78% of machine operators, mineral and metal processing work all year, while 22% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of machine operators, mineral and metal processing are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 94% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 26% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 38% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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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