Job prospects Dairy Product Tester - Food And Beverage Processing in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "dairy product tester - food and beverage processing" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 28, 2026. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Limited for testers and graders, food and beverage processing (NOC 94143) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• This occupation is driven by consumer demand for processed food and beverage products and strict government regulations for food safety and hygiene.
• Key trends in this occupation include automation and robotics for repetitive and manual tasks such as preparation, sorting and grading. Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is used to analyze data from production lines, detect anomalies, predict spoilage, and optimize shelf life.
• Jobs are concentrated in the South Central and North Central regions.

Here are some key facts about testers and graders, food and beverage processing in Manitoba:

• Approximately 650 people work in this occupation.
• Testers and graders, food and beverage processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 74%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 10%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 64% of testers and graders, food and beverage processing work all year, while 36% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 42% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 57% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 25% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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