Job prospects Chemical Operator, Chemical-processing in the Lanaudière Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Chemical plant machine operators" in the Lanaudière Region 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 Chemical plant machine operators in the Lanaudière Region. 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 Good for chemical plant machine operators (NOC 94110) in the Lanaudière region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few 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 chemical plant machine operators in the Lanaudière region:
- Approximately 260 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Chemical plant machine operators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 66%
- Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 9%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 7%
- Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 7%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Chemical plant machine operators across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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