Job prospects Quality Control Technician - Chemical Processing in the Northeast Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Chemical technologists and technicians" in the Northeast 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 (2023-2025), there was a labour surplus for Chemical technologists and technicians in the Northeast Region. There were more workers available than job openings in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Very limited for chemical technologists and technicians (NOC 22100) in the Northeast region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
Here are some key facts about chemical technologists and technicians in the Northeast region:
- Approximately 170 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Chemical technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 48%
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 33%
- Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 14%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Chemical technologists and technicians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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