The Equine, Greyhounds and Racing industry group is one of the smallest workforces across the Muka Tangata industries, and has been steadily falling since 2018 primarily due to fewer people working as employers and as self-employed.
Nearly half of all workers are in the Horse Farming (breeding and agistment) industry.
Across the Equine, Greyhounds and Racing industry group, the top two occupations are Stablehand, followed by Horse Trainer1. These occupations comprise nearly half of the workforce.