Job prospects Farm Hand - Livestock near Toronto (ON)

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Livestock labourers" near Toronto (ON) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

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.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Livestock labourers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

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 Moderate for livestock labourers (NOC 85100) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about livestock labourers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 1,450 people work in this occupation.
• Livestock labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 72%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 12%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 62% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 38% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 59% of livestock labourers work all year, while 41% 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 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 13% of livestock labourers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 56% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 44% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 34% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 18% 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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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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