Description
Agricultural service contractors provide agricultural services such as livestock and poultry breeding, soil preparation, crop planting, crop spraying, cultivating or harvesting. Farm supervisors supervise the work of specialized livestock workers, farm machinery operators, livestock labourers, aquaculture labourers and harvesting labourers. Contractors may be self-employed.
Job Titles
- Crop harvesting service contractor
Main Duties
- Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Hire and train workers
- Negotiate the terms of services to be provided
- Maintain financial and operational records
- May participate in the provision of services or in the operation of machinery and equipment
- May operate and repair digital technology and communication tools and equipment, such as robotic milking systems and global positioning systems (GPS).
Workplaces
- Establishments that provide agricultural services
- Self-employed
Skills
- Management of Material Resources
- Management of Financial Resources
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Negotiating
- Preventative Maintenance
Abilities
- Control of Settings
- Depth Perception
- Far Vision
- Multi-Limb Coordination
- Multitasking
Personal Attributes
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Independence
- Leadership
- Active Learning
Similar Occupations
- Pet groomers and animal care workers (65220)
- Pest controllers and fumigators (73202)
- Managers in agriculture (80020)
- Managers in horticulture (80021)
- Harvesting labourers (85101)
- Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators (84120)
- Livestock labourers (85100)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be good for Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors (82030) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- 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 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 86%
- Fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 114): 14%
- 33% of agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors work all year, while 67% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 29 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- 45% of agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 50% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 50% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 40% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 20% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: 20% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor’s degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Canada | $14.00 | $21.67 | $37.00 |
Training
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