Job prospects Food Assembler - Fast Food in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

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 Nunavut for the 2023-2025 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.

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

• Approximately 100 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: 63% compared to 87% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 38% compared to 13% for all occupations
• 38% of food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations work all year, while 63% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 32 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 43% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 56% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 65% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 18% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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