Job prospects Contractor - Agricultural Service in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors (NOC 82030) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 63%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 21%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 11%
• 70% of agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors work all year, while 30% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 26% of agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 87% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% compared to 47% 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: 47% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 18% 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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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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