Job prospects Baker, Specialty Foods - Retail in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Bakers (NOC 63202) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
• Grocery stores
• Restaurants and caterers

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Employee turnover is expected to lead to several job openings mainly in limited-service restaurants where lower entry requirements, and a younger workforce are more common
• Growing activities for manufacturers of baked goods
• Use of automated baking machines may moderate work in this occupation

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• There are two voluntary skilled trades associated with this occupation in Ontario, named, Baker, and Baker-Pâtissier
• Skill requirements can vary by place of work:
  • Limited-service restaurants do not usually require formal training or experience
  • Bakeries, full-service restaurants, grocery stores, hotels and other food service providers may require formal training and related experience
  • Manufacturers of baked goods may require training and experience in food processing.

Here are some key facts about Bakers in Ontario:

• Approximately 10,700 people work in this occupation.
• Bakers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 37%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 28%
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 25%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 61% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 39% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 52% of bakers work all year, while 48% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 11% of bakers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 35% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 65% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 20% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

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