These statistics are for the career group Machinists and Related Occupations (NOC 723), which includes Machining Tool Operators.

Workers are employed in the following industries: Manufacturing (81%), Other services (except public administration) (4%), Wholesale trade (4%).

This occupation (Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors) is part of a larger group called Machinists and Related Occupations (NOC 723). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 33%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.