Job prospects Cook near Iqaluit (NU)

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Cooks (NOC 63200) in Nunavut for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several 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.

Here are some key facts about Cooks in Nunavut:

Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Cooks mainly work in the following sectors:
- Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 47%
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 16%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 15%
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 7%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 76% compared to 87% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 24% compared to 13% for all occupations
52% of cooks work all year, while 48% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 28% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 72% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 46% compared to 37% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 22% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 5% compared to 15% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a