Job prospects Food Services Manager in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Restaurant and food service managers (NOC 60030) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Labour shortages and above average turnover rates may improve job opportunities for this occupation in the near term.
• Continued telework could cause restaurants to lose a large part of their customer base and could affect the growth of the occupation.
• Inflation and increased prices may negatively affect the outlook for this occupation.
• Over the longer term, population growth will lead to increased development in several communities, helping support the opening of new restaurants and food service operations.

Here are some key facts about Restaurant and food service managers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 2,850 people work in this occupation.
• Restaurant and food service managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 91%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 62% of restaurant and food service managers work all year, while 38% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 37% of restaurant and food service managers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 50% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 50% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 22% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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