Job prospects Butcher Apprentice in Alberta
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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Butchers - retail and wholesale (NOC 63201) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 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.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Butchers - retail and wholesale in Alberta:
- Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Butchers - retail and wholesale mainly work in the following sectors:
- Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 72%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 17%
- Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 5%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 7% compared to 20% for all occupations
- 71% of butchers - retail and wholesale work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 12% of butchers - retail and wholesale are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 81% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 19% compared to 47% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 25% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 41% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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