Job prospects Shellfish Processor in Prince Edward Island
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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be very good for Fish and seafood plant workers (NOC 94142) in Prince Edward Island for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- A moderate number of 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 Fish and seafood plant workers in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 400 people work in this occupation.
- Fish and seafood plant workers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 84%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 12%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 88% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 12% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 17% of fish and seafood plant workers work all year, while 83% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 32 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of fish and seafood plant workers are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 46% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 54% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 25% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 45% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
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