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

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

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