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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 Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing (NOC 94133) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing in Ontario:
- Approximately 550 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing mainly work in the following sectors:
- Clothing, leather and allied product manufacturing (NAICS 315-316): 34%
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 27%
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 9%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
- Textile and textile product mills (NAICS 313-314): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 90% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 45% of inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing work all year, while 55% 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 37 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 17% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 83% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 20% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 21% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations
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