Job prospects Livestock Inspector in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Agricultural and fish products inspectors (NOC 22111) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Agricultural and fish products inspectors in Ontario:

• Approximately 1,100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Agricultural and fish products inspectors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 45%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 19%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 9%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 75% of agricultural and fish products inspectors work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 54% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 46% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 18% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 27% compared to 13% for all occupations

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