Job prospects Supervisor, Tree Service in Ontario
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Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services (NOC 82031) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 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.
What Types of Employers Are Out There?
- Majority are in companies that provide landscape and maintenance services to buildings and residences
- Self-employment
What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?
- Healthy levels of activities in non-residential and residential construction to provide landscaping services
- Large operations in greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production in Ontario
What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?
- This is a seasonal occupation with better job prospects during the spring to summer months
- However, some contractors and supervisors work throughout the year to offer snow removal services in the winter season.
Here are some key facts about Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services in Ontario:
- Approximately 9,600 people work in this occupation.
- Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services mainly work in the following sectors:
- Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 80%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 7% compared to 19% 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 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 53% of contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 89% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 11% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 14% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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