职业描述：Supervisors, Mining, Oil and Gas (822)

At Work
These supervisors work for coal, metal and non-metal mineral mining and quarrying companies, and for drilling and well service contractors and petroleum producing companies. Their duties may require them to:
Supervise the activities of workers in underground and surface mines and quarries, or workers who drill for oil and gas, operate service rigs or provide oil and gas services;
Establish work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments;
Oversee safety of operations;
Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity;
Recommend hirings and promotions;
Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies;
Requisition materials and supplies; and
Prepare production and other reports.
This occupational group also includes mine captains, shift, track and yard bosses, rig managers, multiservice operators and tool pushers.

Education, Training and Experience
These supervisors must have a high school diploma.

Mining and quarrying supervisors may need a college or university program in mining technology or engineering. They usually require several years' experience and may require provincial certification.
Oil and gas drilling and service supervisors require extensive experience, eight years or more, in the occupations they are supervising. They also need first-aid, hydrogen-sulphide awareness, blow-out prevention and other safety certificates. They may also require a college diploma in petroleum engineering technology.
In addition, drilling supervisors and rig managers need college or industry courses for drillers and supervisors.
Well service supervisors require college or industry courses and several years' experience.

About these Occupations
10,000 persons were employed in these occupations in 1996, unchanged since 1986. Over the same period, employment in all occupations grew by 13.1%.

58% of these workers are supervisors in mining and quarrying; 42% are supervisors in oil and gas drilling and services.
4% of these supervisors work part-time, well below the average of 19% for all occupations.
12% of these supervisors are self-employed, compared to an average of 16% for all occupations. The proportion of self-employed workers in these occupations has increased significantly over the last 10 years.
12% of these supervisors are women, well below the average of 45% in all occupations.
The unemployment rate in these occupations averaged 7.9% from 1994 to 1996, compared to an average of 6.7% for all occupations.
Average earnings of year-round, full-time workers in these occupations in 1995 were $45,900, well above the average of $35,700 for all occupations. These earnings are among the highest for technical, paraprofessional and skilled occupations and for occupations in primary industry.
Employment in these occupations is not very sensitive to overall economic conditions and not seasonal.

Full-Time Earnings

1995 Full-Time Earnings*
$63,500 Highest
$45,900 Average
$25,200 Lowest

* Full-time earnings of the highest 10%, the average and the lowest 10% of workers. $35,700 is the average for all occupations.

Looking to the Year 2001
Current labour market conditions for new entrants in these occupations are good. Labour market conditions for new entrants will remain good through 2001.

Most of the increase in labour requirements through 2001 for these occupations will occur in the metal mining and mining service industries.