Job prospects Food Products Inspector in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Agricultural and fish products inspectors (NOC 22111) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Agricultural and fish products inspectors in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Agricultural and fish products inspectors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 30%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 17%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 14%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 12%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 73% of agricultural and fish products inspectors work all year, while 27% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 9% of agricultural and fish products inspectors are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 60% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 40% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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