Job prospects Brewery Labourer in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Labourers in food and beverage processing (NOC 95106) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 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 Labourers in food and beverage processing in Quebec:

• Approximately 12,750 people work in this occupation.
• Labourers in food and beverage processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 65%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 56% of labourers in food and beverage processing work all year, while 44% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of labourers in food and beverage processing are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 54% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 46% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 36% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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