Job prospects Retail Meat Cutter in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale (NOC 65202) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale in Manitoba:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 84%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 8%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 79% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 21% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 63% of meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale work all year, while 38% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 82% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 18% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 48% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 19% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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