Job prospects Farm Hand - Harvesting in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Harvesting labourers (NOC 85101) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of 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 Harvesting labourers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 2,600 people work in this occupation.
• Harvesting labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 74% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 26% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 40% of harvesting labourers work all year, while 60% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 34 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of harvesting labourers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 47% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 53% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 41% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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