Testers and graders, food and beverage processing in Ottawa

The employment outlook will be Limited for testers and graders, food and beverage processing (NOC 94143) in the Ottawa region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new 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 the Ottawa region:

• Approximately 130 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): 93%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 7%