Job prospects Accommodation Services Manager in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Accommodation service managers (NOC 60031) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 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 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.

• Since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 wildfires, the Northwest Territories' accommodation and food services industry has experienced labour shortages. 
• Sixty job openings are forecast for accommodation and service managers in the Northwest Territories from 2021-2040 (Government of Northwest Territories, 2023).
• Infrastructure improvements may boost investment and tourism in the territory and lead to increased demand for accommodation occupations. For example, the federal government announced $25 million for the construction of an all-season road from Liard Highway 7 to the Prairie Creek mine. This road is expected to support investment and tourism in the area.

Here are some key facts about Accommodation service managers in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Accommodation service managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 88%
• 81% of accommodation service managers work all year, while 19% 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 46 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 31% of accommodation service managers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 50% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 50% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 21% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 11% compared to 9% for all occupations

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