Job prospects General Farm Worker - Harvesting in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "general farm worker - harvesting" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Harvesting labourers (NOC 85101) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Harvesting labourers in Alberta:

Approximately 4,150 people work in this occupation.
Harvesting labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): more than 95%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 68% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 32% compared to 20% for all occupations
34% of harvesting labourers work all year, while 66% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 32 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
7% of harvesting labourers 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 53% for all occupations
- Women: 49% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 46% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 32% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in Alberta by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region	Moderate
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region	Moderate
Calgary Region	Limited
Camrose–Drumheller Region	Moderate
Edmonton Region	Limited
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat Region	Moderate
Red Deer Region	Limited
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region	Undetermined