Job prospects Forest Products Processing Supervisor near Vancouver (BC)
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Supervisors, forest products processing" near Vancouver (BC) or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
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.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Supervisors, forest products processing near Vancouver (BC). There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Moderate for supervisors, forest products processing (NOC 92014) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region 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 supervisors, forest products processing in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:
- Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Supervisors, forest products processing mainly work in the following sectors:
- Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 54%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 11%
- Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 9%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
- Forestry and logging (NAICS 113, 114, 1153): 7%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Supervisors, forest products processing across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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