Job prospects Animal Farmer in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Managers in agriculture (NOC 80020) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

For the most part, managers in agriculture own their farms. In large-scale operations, there is a need for paid managers with a college or university education. Generally, these positions are usually filled by farm workers or supervisors with several years of farming experience.

Public interest in healthy eating has remained high, which fosters the development of niche crop products for small farms with fresh produce or livestock products.   

The buyout value of farms has increased significantly in recent years, which hinders the acquisition of family farms by successors or workers. As for the next generation, there is government aid to facilitate business start-ups and transfers for young entrepreneurs to draw them into the industry.   

Year after year, the size of farms has increased, and the activity will continue to be concentrated in large farms. The repurchase price of farms has increased sharply in recent years, and this hinders the next generation and workers from acquiring family farms. In this context of concentration, employment outlook are good in several regions. 

Here are some key facts about Managers in agriculture in Quebec:

• Approximately 26,450 people work in this occupation.
• Managers in agriculture mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 74%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 78% of managers in agriculture work all year, while 22% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 73% of managers in agriculture are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 75% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 25% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 19% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 24% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology