Job prospects Dairy Farm Foreman/woman in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "dairy farm foreman/woman" in Manitoba or across Canada.

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 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors (NOC 82030) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many 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 service contractors and farm supervisors in Manitoba:

• Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
• Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): more than 95%
• 77% of agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors work all year, while 23% 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 31% of agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 86% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 14% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 24% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 32% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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