Job prospects Operations Manager, Restaurant near Yellowknife (NT)

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for restaurant and food service managers (NOC 60030) in Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
  • Most job opportunities in this occupation are in the Yellowknife area.
  • Employers in Yellowknife have struggled to fill retail vacancies in 2025.

Here are some key facts about restaurant and food service managers in Northwest Territories:

  • Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Restaurant and food service managers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): more than 95%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 88% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • 74% of restaurant and food service managers work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • 28% of restaurant and food service managers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 52% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 48% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: n/a
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 26% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
    • bachelor's degree: n/a
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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