Job prospects Supervisor - Meat Packing in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Supervisors, food and beverage processing (NOC 92012) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.

Here are some key facts about Supervisors, food and beverage processing in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Supervisors, food and beverage processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 90%
  • Fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 114): 8%
• 33% of supervisors, food and beverage processing work all year, while 68% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 34 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 67% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 33% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 22% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 24% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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