Job prospects Supervisor, Public Works Grounds Maintenance Labourers in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "supervisor, public works grounds maintenance labourers" in New Brunswick or Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services (NOC 82031) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56 except 5614): 66%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 9%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 56% of contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services work all year, while 43% 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 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 43% of contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 87% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 17% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology