Northumberland

We are pleased to provide occupational demand projections as well as sector demand projections for the Northumberland area.

Occupational Demand Projections

Below you will find occupational demand projections for the Northumberland area. The occupations are ranked based on the total projected growth between 2023 and 2028, and for each year, the numbers represent the projected number of people working in each occupation.

The occupations and their preceding four digit code are based on Employment and Social Development Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 system. The NOC 2016 system consists of 500 unit groups which capture every occupation in the economy.

To learn more about occupational codes and the NOC system, please visit, Government of Canada – NOC.

Data Source: Lightcast

Occupation	Number of Jobs in 2023	Number of Jobs in 2028	Job Growth	Rank
9422 - Plastics processing machine operators	592	763	171	1
6513 - Food and beverage servers	374	442	68	2
3413 - Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates	672	737	65	3
6511 - Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses	168	218	50	4
1431 - Accounting and related clerks	384	426	42	5
7522 - Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers	186	227	41	6
4212 - Social and community service workers	365	404	39	7
6322 - Cooks	425	459	34	8
3011 - Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors	134	168	34	9
7512 - Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators	166	196	30	10
6611 - Cashiers	635	662	27	11
6211 - Retail sales supervisors	547	574	27	12
6552 - Other customer and information services representatives	232	259	27	13
9617 - Labourers in food and beverage processing	140	167	27	14
1521 - Shippers and receivers	244	270	26	15
6411 - Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical)	426	450	24	16
6711 - Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations	756	777	21	17
5254 - Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness	145	166	21	18
9418 - Other metal products machine operators	183	203	20	19
2132 - Mechanical engineers	138	156	18	20
4032 - Elementary school and kindergarten teachers	264	280	16	21
6311 - Food service supervisors	178	194	16	22
7511 - Transport truck drivers	512	527	15	23
6622 - Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers	452	466	14	24
6551 - Customer services representatives - financial institutions	151	164	13	25
6731 - Light duty cleaners	394	406	12	26
6421 - Retail salespersons	978	988	10	27
7611 - Construction trades helpers and labourers	255	265	10	28
9461 - Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing	159	166	7	29
1414 - Receptionists	340	346	6	30
1221 - Administrative officers	297	303	6	31
3233 - Licensed practical nurses	154	160	6	32
7242 - Industrial electricians	159	164	5	33
7301 - Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades	138	143	5	34
8612 - Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers	137	138	1	35
7311 - Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	279	278	-1	36
6733 - Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents	333	331	-2	37
1311 - Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	192	190	-2	38
4031 - Secondary school teachers	163	159	-4	39
7241 - Electricians (except industrial and power system)	144	140	-4	40
3012 - Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	389	384	-5	41
7521 - Heavy equipment operators (except crane)	206	200	-6	42
9421 - Chemical plant machine operators	149	143	-6	43
4030 - Secondary and elementary school teachers and educational counsellors, n.e.c.	396	386	-10	44
7321 - Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers	192	179	-13	45
7452 - Material handlers	228	212	-16	46
1241 - Administrative assistants	274	256	-18	47
0621 - Retail and wholesale trade managers	166	146	-20	48
7271 - Carpenters	255	234	-21	49
1411 - General office support workers	221	191	-30	50

Sector Demand Projections

Below you will find sector demand projections for the Northumberland area. The sectors are ranked based on the total projected growth between 2023 and 2028, and for each year, the numbers represent the projected number of people working in each sector.

The sectors and their preceding two digit code are based on Statistics Canada’s North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). At the highest level of the hierarchal structure, the NAICS system divides the economy into 20 sectors.

To learn more about industry codes and the NAICS system, please visit, Statistics Canada – NAICS.

Data Source: Lightcast

Sector	Number of Jobs in 2023	Number of Jobs in 2028	Job Growth	Rank
62 - Health care and social assistance	4,626	4,973	347	1
72 - Accommodation and food services	2,057	2,208	151	2
56 - Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	1,384	1,516	132	3
31-33 - Manufacturing	4,914	5,037	123	4
44-45 - Retail trade	3,897	4,007	110	5
52 - Finance and insurance	713	781	68	6
23 - Construction	1,645	1,697	52	7
71 - Arts, entertainment and recreation	259	280	21	8
61 - Educational services	1,343	1,363	20	9
54 - Professional, scientific and technical services	884	900	16	10
48-49 - Transportation and warehousing	526	541	15	11
53 - Real estate and rental and leasing	321	327	6	12
41 - Wholesale trade	917	923	6	13
21 - Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	105	110	5	14
51 - Information and cultural industries	191	195	4	15
81 - Other services (except public administration)	869	864	-5	16
22 - Utilities	104	98	-6	17
11 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	457	441	-16	18
91 - Public administration	1,861	1,842	-19	19
55 - Management of companies and enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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