Job prospects Farm Hand - Livestock in New Brunswick
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Job opportunities in New Brunswick
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be limited for Livestock labourers (NOC 85100) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- The farming landscape has been characterised by consolidation, with larger companies buying out smaller, typically family-run enterprises. As a result, the number of farms in the in the province has been in decline over the past decade. Consolidation tends to decrease the degree of labour-intensity, resulting in a diminished demand for labour.
- The job is physically demanding and requires a lot of walking and crouching.
Here are some key facts about Livestock labourers in New Brunswick:
- Approximately 650 people work in this occupation.
- Livestock labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 83%
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 10%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 71% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 28% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 53% of livestock labourers work all year, while 47% 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 37 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 6% of livestock labourers are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 56% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 44% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 37% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 35% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 6% 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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Location | Job prospects |
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Campbellton–Miramichi Region | |
Edmundston–Woodstock Region | |
Fredericton–Oromocto | |
Moncton–Richibucto Region | |
Saint John–St. Stephen Region |
Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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