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Workforce Characteristics

At the end of 2007, PotashCorp employed 5,003 people, 1,730 of them salaried and 3,273 hourly-paid. In addition, 791 temporary and contract employees worked for the company.

The workforce is located mainly in the US, Canada, Trinidad and Brazil. See the Organizational Profile section for country breakdown.

Almost 60 percent of employees are skilled or semi-skilled craft workers or trades people.

PotashCorp's Total Workforce by Employment Category 2007

  # % of Total
Managers 784 15.7
Professionals 518 10.4
Technicians 402 8.0
Sales Workers 36 0.7
Office and Clerical 242 4.8
Skilled Craft Workers 1,396 27.9
Semi-skilled Workers 1,573 31.4
Laborers 43 0.9
Service Workers 9 0.2
Total 5,003 100.0
Source: PotashCorp