Job prospects Farm Hand - Livestock in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Livestock labourers (NOC 85100) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• 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 Livestock labourers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 900 people work in this occupation.
• Livestock labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 73%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 9%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 63% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 37% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 56% of livestock labourers work all year, while 44% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 11% of livestock labourers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 63% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 37% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 28% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 49% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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