Job prospects Butcher Helper - Retail And Wholesale in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "butcher helper - retail and wholesale" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale (NOC 65202) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 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 a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale in New Brunswick:

Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale mainly work in the following sectors:
- Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 65%
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 14%
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 14%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 76% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 24% compared to 16% for all occupations
52% of meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale work all year, while 48% 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 42 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 87% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 13% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 21% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 54% compared to 30% 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: 8% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Explore job prospects in New Brunswick by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Campbellton–Miramichi Region	Undetermined
Edmundston–Woodstock Region	Undetermined
Fredericton–Oromocto	Good
Moncton–Richibucto Region	Good
Saint John–St. Stephen Region	Good