Job prospects Fur-bearing-animal Farmer in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Good for managers in agriculture (NOC 80020) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small 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.

• This occupation is driven by global demand and trade for food commodities. Some food commodities are currently tariff exposed and subject to economic cycles.
• The province has experienced a consolidation of smaller farms into larger operations, which has decreased the total number of farms.
• Key trends in this occupation include Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, drones and GPS to collect real-time field data, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to analyze data for precision application of water, fertilizers and pesticides. Cloud-based farm management systems and mobile solutions allow for remote monitoring and operations control.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Parklands, North, South Central, North Central and Southwest regions.

Here are some key facts about managers in agriculture in Manitoba:

• Approximately 7,850 people work in this occupation.
• Managers in agriculture mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 89%
• 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
• 87% of managers in agriculture work all year, while 13% 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 49 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 78% of managers in agriculture are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 78% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 22% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 23% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology