Job prospects Fish Weigher in Ontario
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "fish weigher" in Ontario or across Canada.
Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be very good for Labourers in fish and seafood processing (NOC 95107) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several 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 Labourers in fish and seafood processing in Ontario:
- Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Labourers in fish and seafood processing mainly work in the following sectors:
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 59%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 31%
- Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 91% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 48% of labourers in fish and seafood processing work all year, while 52% 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 38 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of labourers in fish and seafood processing are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 51% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 49% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 40% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 42% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
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