Job prospects Grocery Store Butcher near Hamilton (ON)
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale" near Hamilton (ON) or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale near Hamilton (ON). There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
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Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Butchers - retail and wholesale (NOC 63201) in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Butchers - retail and wholesale in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region:
- Approximately 240 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Butchers - retail and wholesale mainly work in the following sectors:
- Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 93%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Butchers - retail and wholesale (NOC 63201) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Butchers - retail and wholesale in Alberta:
- Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Butchers - retail and wholesale mainly work in the following sectors:
- Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 72%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 17%
- Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 5%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 7% compared to 20% for all occupations
- 71% of butchers - retail and wholesale work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 12% of butchers - retail and wholesale are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 81% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 19% compared to 47% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 25% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 41% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
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