Job prospects Chef in Yukon

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "chef" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Limited

The employment outlook will be Limited for chefs (NOC 62200) in Yukon for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

In the Yukon, this occupation can be employed to support the workforce in industrial settings, such as at mining camps.

Here are some key facts about chefs in Yukon:

Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Chefs mainly work in the following sectors:
- Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 70%
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 13%
- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33): 9%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 9%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 82% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 18% compared to 16% for all occupations
45% of chefs work all year, while 55% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
23% of chefs are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 67% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 33% compared to 51% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 50% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 20% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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