Job prospects Farm Produce Grading Service Contractor near Charlottetown (PE)

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers" near Charlottetown (PE) or Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Recent trends from the past 3 years

The prospect of finding work in this occupation was good over the past few years (2019-2021). There were more job openings than workers available to fill them.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers (NOC 8252) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new 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.

Here are some key facts about Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 68%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 32%
• 71% of agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 57% and 42% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 29 weeks compared to 27 weeks for all occupations.
• 14% of agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 91% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 9% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 13% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 7% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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