Job prospects Chef in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Chefs (NOC 62200) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.

Forecast growth in the Yukon's tourism industry may create higher demand for jobs in the accommodation and food services sector.
Overnight tourism visits to the Yukon are expected to grow by 11.6% in 2025 and 6.1% annually from 2026 to 2028 (Conference Board of Canada, 2024).
High vacancy rates persist for occupations in tourism industries, including jobs in the accommodation and food services sector.
For employees and prospective employees in these occupations in the tourism industry, The Yukon Tourism Training Fund provides grants for short term training.
In the Yukon, this occupation can be employed to support workforce in industrial settings, such as 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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