Job prospects Butcher Apprentice in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 700 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): 85%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 77% of butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations.
• 9% 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: 74% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 26% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 19% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 43% compared to 32% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 6% for all occupations

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