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Food, Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312)

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  • Included sectors
  • Description
  • Hourly wage in 2024
  • Job prospects by industry sector
  • Workforce sectoral committees
  • Sectoral associations
  • Related occupations

Included sectors

NAICS 311
Food manufacturing
NAICS 312
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

Description

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing food for human or animal consumption, as well as manufacturing beverages and tobacco products.

Hourly wage in 2024

Minimum
$17.75
Median
$25.00
Maximum
$43.64

Job prospects by industry sector

Les 2 champs de sélection ci-dessous vous permettent de comparer 2 régions. Les données des régions seront automatiquement mises à jour à la sélection. Par défaut, la province de Québec est sélectionnée pour la première région.

Job prospects by industry sector

Average annual growth 2024-2028

All of Québec

This sector between 0% and 1%
All sectors 1.2%

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Employment in 2023

The number of people employed is not published if less than 1,500.

All of Québec

This sector 84,400
All sectors 4,506,400

All of Québec

This sector
All sectors

Type of jobs

All of Québec

This sector
Full time 88.7%
Part time 11.3%
All sectors
Full time 82%
Part time 18%

All of Québec

This sector
Full time
Part time
All sectors
Full time
Part time

Yearly wage on 2020

All of Québec

$52,400

All of Québec

Workforce sectoral committees

Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre en transformation alimentaire

Address
8000, boul. Henri-Bourassa, bureau 270
Québec, G1G4C7
Quebec
Phone number
418-623-5335
fax
418-623-1343
email
info@csmota.qc.ca
Web site
http://www.csmota.qc.ca

Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre des pêches maritimes

Address
185-2, rue de la Reine
Gaspé, G4X1T7
Quebec
Phone number
418-368-3774
Toll free: 1-888-833-3774
fax
418-368-3875
email
comite@pechesmaritimes.org
Web site
http://pechesmaritimes.org

Sectoral associations

  • Association des brasseurs du Québec
  • Association québécoise des industries de nutrition animale et céréalière (AQINAC)
  • Association québécoise de l'industrie de la pêche (AQIP)
  • Conseil des industriels laitiers du Québec inc. (CILQ)
  • Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec (CTAQ)

Related occupations

Occupation People employed
Food Processing Labourers CNP 95106 15%
Food Processing Machine Operators CNP 94140 12%
Material Handlers CNP 75101 5%
Food and Beverage Processing Supervisors CNP 92012 4%
Industrial Butchers CNP 94141 4%
Bakers CNP 63202 4%
Manufacturing Managers CNP 90010 4%
Retail Salespersons CNP 64100 3%
Counter Attendants and Kitchen Helpers CNP 65201 2%
Transport Truck Drivers CNP 73300 2%
Shippers and Receivers CNP 14400 2%
Electrical Mechanics CNP 72422 2%
Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics CNP 72400 2%
Housekeepers and Cleaners CNP 65310 2%
Chemical Technologists and Technicians CNP 22100 1%
Others 36%

See also

Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)

Last update: January 29, 2026

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