Agriculture and Animal Care
Agriculture & Animal Care Occupations
Employment growth over the five-year period was below average, with almost no growth since 2023. Despite this, there was a relatively high volume of both recent job hires and recent job leavers, indicating that there is a level of job churn and also that job opportunities are occurring despite the low employment growth, although this is most likely concentrated in elementary agricultural roles. Over a third of persons employed in these occupations held at most a lower secondary education and upskilling/reskilling may be needed to ensure those working in agricultural roles have the skills and knowledge to adapt to new work practices designed to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to climate change. With half of persons employed in these occupations aged 55 years and over, without a high level of replacement, employment is likely to see declines in future years.