Job prospects Sous-chef in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Chefs (NOC 62200) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
  • Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
  • Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.
  • Forecast growth in the Yukon's tourism industry may create higher demand for jobs in the accommodation and food services sector.
  • Overnight tourism visits to the Yukon are expected to grow by 11.6% in 2025 and 6.1% annually from 2026 to 2028 (Conference Board of Canada, 2024).
  • High vacancy rates persist for occupations in tourism industries, including jobs in the accommodation and food services sector.
  • 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 workforce in industrial settings, such as mining camps.

Here are some key facts about Chefs in Yukon:

  • Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Chefs mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 70%
    • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 13%
    • Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33): 9%
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 9%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 84% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • 45% of chefs work all year, while 55% 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 39 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • 23% of chefs are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 67% compared to 49% for all occupations
    • Women: 33% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: n/a
    • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 50% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 20% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: n/a
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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