Testers and graders, food and beverage processing in Montérégie

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• A moderate number of 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 Montérégie region:

• Approximately 390 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): 74%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 8%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 8%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 5%