Forestry and Logging with Support Activities

Overview

Employment summary

Growth (2014-2015):

+1.0%

Job growth (2014-2015):

+200

Total employment (2015):

19,400

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Key points

The Vancouver Island / Coast region has the largest number of jobs in this industry.
Wages for men in this industry are above the provincial average for all industries, while wages for women are similar to the provincial average.
This industry has a large union presence and offers mostly full-time employment.
Relatively few women work in the industry.

The Forestry and Logging industry consists of companies engaged in growing and harvesting timber on a long cycle, 10 or more years. (Companies involved in growing and harvesting timber on a cycle of less than 10 years are considered to be in crop production.)

Workforce

Gender

Employment by gender in 2015

Men: 84%

Women: 16%

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Provincial average in 2015

Men: 52%

Women: 48%

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Age groups

% of employees under 25 years of age

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

% of employees 55 years and older

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Employment

Types of employment

	2010	2015	B.C. average (2015)
Part time (% of employees working part time)	2010 N/A	2015 N/A	B.C. average (2015) 21%
Self-employed (% of employees who are self-employed)	2010 N/A	2015 N/A	B.C. average (2015) 18%
Temporary jobs (% of employees in temporary jobs)	2010 N/A	2015 N/A	B.C. average (2015) 14%

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Workplace

% of workers in firms less than 20 employees

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

% of workers in private sector jobs

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Unemployment rate

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Earnings

Average hourly wages in this industry

Men

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Women

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Youth

2010
2015
B.C. average (2015)

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Location of work

% employment of this industry

% employment of all industries

Vancouver Island / Coast

Mainland / Southwest

Thompson-Okanagan

Kootenay

Cariboo

North Coast & Nechako

Northeast

N/A - Data not available

Source: 2015 Labour Force Survey

Employment outlook

			2016	2020	2025
Forecasted employment			2016 21,700	2020 21,400	2025 21,100

Note:support activites for agriculture are included

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted average annual employment growth rate

2016 - 2020
2020 - 2025

Note:support activites for agriculture are included

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Forecasted industry share of total employment

2016
2020
2025

Note:support activites for agriculture are included

Source: B.C. Labour Market Outlook

Related careers

Forestry professionals (NOC 2122)

Forestry technologists and technicians (NOC 2223)

Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (NOC 7311)

Logging machinery operators (NOC 8241)

Silviculture and forestry workers (NOC 8422)

Additional resources

British Columbia Forest Safety Council (BCFSC)
http://www.bcforestsafe.org/

Coast Forest Products Association
http://www.coastforest.org/

Council of Forest Industries (COFI)
http://www.cofi.org/

Forest Practices Board
https://www.bcfpb.ca/

Forestry Innovation Investment (FII)
http://www.bcfii.ca/

Interior Logging Association
http://www.interiorlogging.org/

Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/forests-lands-natural-resource-operations-and-rural-development