Job prospects Oil And Gas Fields Production Manager in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "oil and gas fields production manager" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

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 managers in natural resources production and fishing (NOC 80010) in Alberta for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 managers in natural resources production and fishing in Alberta:

• Approximately 7,650 people work in this occupation.
• Managers in natural resources production and fishing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 44%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 26%
• 82% of managers in natural resources production and fishing work all year, while 18% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 14% of managers in natural resources production and fishing are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 90% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 10% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 15% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 9% 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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