Fish and seafood plant workers in Vancouver Island and Coast

The employment outlook will be Limited for fish and seafood plant workers (NOC 94142) in the Vancouver Island and Coast region for the 2025-2027 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about fish and seafood plant workers in the Vancouver Island and Coast region:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Fish and seafood plant workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 73%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 13%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 6%