Job prospects Potato Farmer in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Managers in agriculture (NOC 80020) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.

Positions will usually be filled by farm workers or supervisors who have several years of farming experience on a farm. On one hand, activity concentration in large farms is ongoing and the resulting productivity gains from investments in equipment reduce labour needs. On the other hand, growing awareness of healthy eating and environment protection are leading to the development of smaller farms, which are targeting specific niches.

Here are some key facts about Managers in agriculture in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 1,250 people work in this occupation.
• Managers in agriculture mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 92%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 82% of managers in agriculture work all year, while 18% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• 72% of managers in agriculture are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 83% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 17% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 20% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 32% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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