Job prospects Cropsprayer Machine Operator in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "cropsprayer machine operator" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Limited for specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators (NOC 84120) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• This occupation is driven by global demand and trade for food commodities. Some food commodities are currently tariff exposed and subject to economic cycles.
• The province has experienced a consolidation of smaller farms into larger operations, which has decreased the total number of farms. Manitoba's primary livestock industries are in cattle, hogs, and poultry.
• Key trends in this occupation include automated feeding systems, self-learning milk machines, driverless tractors, and robotic harvesters with operators needing technical skills to manage and troubleshoot these systems.
• Jobs are concentrated in the South Central, North Central, Southeast and Southwest regions.

Here are some key facts about specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators in Manitoba:

• Approximately 2,550 people work in this occupation.
• Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 77%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 61% of specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 8% of specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 80% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 20% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 32% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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