Job prospects Machining Tool Operator in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "machining tool operator" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

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 Limited for machining tool operators (NOC 94106) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 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.

Here are some key facts about machining tool operators in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Machining tool operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 68%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 32%
• 73% of machining tool operators 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 47 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: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 17% 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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