Job prospects Fish Plant Worker in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Fish and seafood plant workers (NOC 9463) in New Brunswick for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.
• 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 Fish and seafood plant workers in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 1,100 people work in this occupation.
• Fish and seafood plant workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 90%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 9% of fish and seafood plant workers work all year, while 91% work only part of the year, compared to 60% and 40% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 21 weeks compared to 29 weeks for all occupations.
• less than 5% of fish and seafood plant workers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 45% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 55% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 47% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 6% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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