Job prospects Hand Sprayer - Greenhouse near Charlottetown (PE)

National Occupational Classification update

We have updated this page to reflect the transition to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). This means that the occupation "hand sprayer - greenhouse" was moved from the group Nursery and greenhouse workers (NOC 8432) to the group Nursery and greenhouse labourers (NOC 85103).

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Nursery and greenhouse workers" near Charlottetown (PE) or Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Note that these outlooks are based on the 2016 version of the NOC. Learn more about our methodology.

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.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

hand sprayer - greenhouse
Prospects over the next 3 years
Good

The employment outlook will be good for Nursery and greenhouse workers (NOC 8432) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several 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 Nursery and greenhouse workers in Prince Edward Island:

  • Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
  • Nursery and greenhouse workers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 87%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 70% compared to 83% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • 20% of nursery and greenhouse workers work all year, while 80% 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 17 weeks compared to 27 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: more than 95% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 38% compared to 14% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: n/a
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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