Job prospects Butcher Apprentice in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale (NOC 6331) in Manitoba 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.
• There are a moderate number of 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 Manitoba:

• Approximately 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): 83%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 76% compared to 79% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 24% compared to 21% for all occupations
• 67% of butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 64% and 36% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 31 weeks for all occupations.
• 5% of butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 80% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 20% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 27% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 53% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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