Job prospects Bakery Supervisor - Retail in Ontario
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Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Bakers (NOC 63202) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- 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
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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