Job prospects Quality Control Checker - Food And Beverage Processing in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "quality control checker - food and beverage processing" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Testers and graders, food and beverage processing (NOC 94143) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new 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 Testers and graders, food and beverage processing in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 100 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): 64%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 13%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 12%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 56% of testers and graders, food and beverage processing work all year, while 43% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 33% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 67% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 48% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology