Job prospects Unit Supervisor - Food Services in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Food service supervisors (NOC 62020) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

The employment dynamics in this profession primarily follow the trends of the restaurant industry, which is sensitive to the economic conditions, demographics, and tourism. It is important to note that some positions are found in hospital or school cafeterias and catering services, which offer more job stability compared to fast food and traditional restaurants.

The return to on-site work could improve opportunities for catering and cafeteria services in businesses and office buildings.

In addition, the increase in the number of single-person households, better tourism opportunities in Quebec and an ageing population that is supported, among other things, by initiatives to improve the food supply in nursing homes, could support this sector.      

As a supervisory position, this occupation is available mainly to people with good experience in the restaurant industry, which is almost essential given that training alone is not enough. However, like other occupations in the restaurant sector, this position faces recruitment challenges. 

Here are some key facts about Food service supervisors in Quebec:

• Approximately 10,800 people work in this occupation.
• Food service supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 34%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 69% of food service supervisors work all year, while 31% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of food service supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 54% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 46% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 18% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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