Job prospects Food Service Supervisor in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "food service supervisor" in Newfoundland and Labrador or Canada.

Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Food service supervisors (NOC 62020) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Growth in this occupation will be generally due to a recovery in the food services industry from the COVID-19 pandemic. This occupation is typically filled through promotion within a restaurant. There may be a requirement to be available to work a flexible schedule, including evening and weekend shifts. The demand for some restaurant services is highly sensitive to consumer discretionary spending, which is dependent on economic conditions.

Here are some key facts about Food service supervisors in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 1,050 people work in this occupation.
• Food service supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 86%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 59% of food service supervisors work all year, while 41% 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 43 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 34% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 66% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 42% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% 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

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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