Job prospects Quality Control Checker - Food And Beverage Processing in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "quality control checker - food and beverage processing" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Testers and graders, food and beverage processing (NOC 94143) in Alberta 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Testers and graders, food and beverage processing in Alberta:

  • Approximately 800 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Testers and graders, food and beverage processing mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 57%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 15%
    • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 15%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 80% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • 62% of testers and graders, food and beverage processing work all year, while 38% 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 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • Less than 5% of testers and graders, food and beverage processing are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 38% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 62% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 39% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 21% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour Market Information Survey
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