Based on statistics provided by our members in OACETT's 2004 Survey on Compensation and Determining Factors, the chart below indicates the major industry sectors of employment of OACETT members as of June 1, 2004.
Members are distributed quite evenly across the three main sectors in the economy: manufacturing (37%), non-manufacturing (34.5%) and the public sector (28.5%). Public sector members are more likely to be found in the middle income ranges, while manufacturing and non-manufacturing or service industries tend to have high and low earners. Public sector members were also six-to-seven times more likely to be unionized than members employed in manufacturing or non-manufacturing.
The best-represented manufacturing industries in the sample are Automotive Assembly and Parts, followed by Automation/Robotics, Electronic Products, Machinery (non-electrical) and Metals. Non-manufacturing employment was concentrated most highly in Consulting and Construction Project Management.
Municipal Government/Agency was the most frequently mentioned employer in the public sector, followed by Utilities and Provincial Government/Agency.
The most popular disciplines are Civil (23%) and Mechanical (21%). Technologists tend to be found in greater numbers in Civil, whereas technicians are more prevalent in Computer/Information Technology, Electrical and Electronics.
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