Job prospects Dairy Product Tester - Food And Beverage Processing near Charlottetown (PE)

Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Testers and graders, food and beverage processing near Charlottetown (PE). There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

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The employment outlook will be Limited for testers and graders, food and beverage processing (NOC 94143) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several 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 testers and graders, food and beverage processing in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Testers and graders, food and beverage processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 47%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 46%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 19% of testers and graders, food and beverage processing work all year, while 81% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 29 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of testers and graders, food and beverage processing are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 38% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 62% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 24% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 51% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology