Job prospects Chief Host/hostess - Food Services in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses (NOC 64300) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• Population growth should improve the demand for this occupation. However, restaurants remain sensitive to the discretionary spending of consumers, which is dependent on economic conditions. 
• In 2024, the provincial government unveiled a new long-term strategy to double visitor spending by 2035. Increased tourism activity will support employment opportunities in this occupation.
• Food service employers are having an increasingly difficult time recruiting and retaining employees at all levels, meaning that hiring requirements may be more flexible, at least over the near-term.

Here are some key facts about Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses in Alberta:

• Approximately 5,600 people work in this occupation.
• Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 92%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 12% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 88% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 12% of maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses work all year, while 88% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 25 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 14% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 86% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 36% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 54% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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