Job prospects Butcher Apprentice in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale (NOC 6331) in Newfoundland and Labrador 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 a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

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

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 74%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 73% of butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale work all year, while 27% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 44% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 32 weeks compared to 26 weeks for all occupations.
• less than 5% of butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale are self-employed compared to an average of 6% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 91% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 9% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 25% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 40% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 19% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 6% for all occupations

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