Job prospects Kitchen Helper near Yellowknife (NT)

The employment outlook will be moderate for Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations (NOC 65201) in Northwest Territories 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 small 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 Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 250 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: 50% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 50% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 35% of food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations work all year, while 65% work only part of the year, compared to 71% 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: 49% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 51% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 50% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology