Job prospects Waiter/waitress in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Food and beverage servers (NOC 65200) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

This is a large occupation characterized by a younger workforce, relatively low requirements for qualification, low wages, and high rates of turnover. Job vacancy rates in the provincial food and beverage services industry have been higher than they were prior to the pandemic, a sign that this industry is having greater difficulty finding workers. Those willing to work a flexible schedule will increase their job potential.

Here are some key facts about Food and beverage servers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 1,750 people work in this occupation.
• Food and beverage servers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 84%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 14%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 42% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 57% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 23% of food and beverage servers work all year, while 77% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 30 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of food and beverage servers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 21% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 79% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 55% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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