Job prospects Line Fisherman/woman in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "line fisherman/woman" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. 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 fishermen/women (NOC 83121) in New Brunswick for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities may vary depending on the time of the year.

Here are some key facts about fishermen/women in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 1,150 people work in this occupation.
• Fishermen/women mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 114): 68%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 28%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 9% of fishermen/women work all year, while 91% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 21 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 88% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 12% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 40% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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