Job prospects Food Counter Attendant in Yukon

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "food counter attendant" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

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 Moderate for food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations (NOC 65201) in Yukon for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many 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.

• Most job opportunities in this occupation are in the Whitehorse area.
• For employees and prospective employees in these occupations in the tourism industry, The Yukon Tourism Training Fund provides grants for short term training.
• In the Yukon, this occupation can be employed to support the workforce in industrial settings, such as at mining camps.
• The Government of Yukon forecasts 58 additional vacancies in food support occupations in 2025 or 2026 (Government of Yukon, 2025).

Here are some key facts about food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations in Yukon:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 71%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 10%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 67% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 33% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 44% of food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations work all year, while 56% 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 37 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 37% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 63% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 21% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 32% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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