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Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction

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Location of work Employment outlook Related careers Additional resources
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Overview

Employment summary

Growth (2019-2020):
-9.7%
Job growth (2019-2020):
-2,600
Total employment (2020):
24,100

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Key points
  • The Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction industry in B.C. is particularly sensitive to global economic conditions, as many of its products are exported to other countries.
  • Men make up a large majority of the workforce in this industry.
  • Wages in this industry are well above the provincial average.
  • Most of the employment in the industry is full-time, permanent positions.
  • Most of the employment in this industry occurs in the Kootenay, Thompson-Okanagan, and Northeast regions of the province.

Mining establishments are primarily involved in exploring, extracting and developing properties of naturally occurring solid minerals, such as coal and ores.
 
Oil and gas extraction involves removing liquids (crude petroleum) and gases (natural gas) from underground.

Workforce

Gender

Employment by gender in 2020

  Men: 50%
  Women: 50%

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Provincial average in 2020

  Men: 52%
  Women: 48%

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Age groups

% of employees under 25 years of age

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

% of employees 55 years and older

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Employment

Types of employment

2015 2020 B.C. average (2020)
Part time
(% of employees working part time)
2015
4%
2020
4%
B.C. average (2020)
21%
Self-employed
(% of employees who are self-employed)
2015
8%
2020
5%
B.C. average (2020)
18%
Temporary jobs
(% of employees in temporary jobs)
2015
8%
2020
7%
B.C. average (2020)
11%

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Workplace

% of workers in firms less than 20 employees

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

% of workers in private sector jobs

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Unemployment rate

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Earnings

Average hourly wages in this industry

Men

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Women

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Youth

  • 2015
  • 2020
  • B.C. average (2020)

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Location of work

Select your region:
Vancouver Island / Coast Mainland / Southwest Thompson-Okanagan Kootenay Cariboo Northeast North Coast & Nechako
  % employment of this industry
  % employment of all industries

Vancouver Island / Coast

Mainland / Southwest

Thompson-Okanagan

Kootenay

Cariboo

North Coast & Nechako

Northeast

Source: 2020 Labour Force Survey

Employment outlook

2021 2026 2031
Forecasted employment
2021
27,800
2026
30,300
2031
30,000

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted average annual employment growth rate

  • 2021 - 2026
  • 2026 - 2031

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted industry share of total employment

  • 2021
  • 2026
  • 2031

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Additional resources

Enform
http://www.enform.ca

InfoMine
http://www.infomine.com/countries/canada.asp

Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC)
http://www.mining.bc.ca

Mining Association of Canada (MAC)
http://www.mining.ca

North American Industry Classification System
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/industry-industrie-eng.htm

Northwest Gas Association
http://www.nwga.org

Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC)
http://www.psac.ca

Latest numbers for B.C. in April 2022
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