Job prospects Quality Control Checker - Food And Beverage Processing in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Testers and graders, food and beverage processing (NOC 94143) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.
Here are some key facts about Testers and graders, food and beverage processing in Newfoundland and Labrador:
- Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Testers and graders, food and beverage processing mainly work in the following sectors:
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 82%
- Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 7%
- Fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 114): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 78% compared to 83% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
- 18% of testers and graders, food and beverage processing work all year, while 83% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 28 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 33% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 67% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 28% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 51% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
Breakdown by region
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Avalon Peninsula Region | |
Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region | |
South Coast–Burin Peninsula Region | |
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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
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