Job prospects Specialist Chef in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Chefs (NOC 62200) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 Chefs in Alberta:

• Approximately 6,500 people work in this occupation.
• Chefs mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 73%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 6%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 42% of chefs work all year, while 57% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 10% of chefs are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 76% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 24% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 15% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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