Job prospects Production Helper in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for labourers in food and beverage processing (NOC 95106) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• This occupation is driven by consumer demand and shifting preferences.
• Key trends in this occupation include artificial intelligence (AI), automation, robotics and smart systems in place of the manual and repetitive tasks of sorting, packaging and provide quality control.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Southwest and Southeast regions.

Here are some key facts about labourers in food and beverage processing in Manitoba:

• Approximately 2,950 people work in this occupation.
• Labourers in food and beverage processing mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 80%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 69% of labourers in food and beverage processing work all year, while 31% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of labourers in food and beverage processing are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 54% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 46% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 20% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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