Job prospects Butcher Apprentice in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale (NOC 6331) in British Columbia for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale in British Columbia:

• Approximately 1,850 people work in this occupation.
• Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 87%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 77% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 23% for all occupations
• 69% of butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale work all year, while 31% 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 32 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 84% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 16% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 15% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 26% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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