Job prospects Service Bartender 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 Bartenders (NOC 64301) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 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 a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Bartenders in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 700 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Bartenders mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 73%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 9%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 8%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 56% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 43% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 20% of bartenders work all year, while 80% 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 29 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 8% of bartenders are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 28% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 71% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 53% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% 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: 6% 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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