Job prospects Transplanter - Landscape Maintenance in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (NOC 85121) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several 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 Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 600 people work in this occupation.
• Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 28%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 18%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 8%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 7%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 79% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 17% of landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers 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 25 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 12% of landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 85% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 15% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 31% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 40% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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