Job prospects Cattle Ranch Labourer 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 limited for Livestock labourers (NOC 85100) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many 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 Livestock labourers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 3,200 people work in this occupation.
• Livestock labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 73%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 9%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 66% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 34% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 63% of livestock labourers work all year, while 37% 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 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 8% of livestock labourers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 61% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 39% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 40% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% 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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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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