Job prospects Waiter/waitress in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Food and beverage servers (NOC 65200) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

• The job vacancy rate for employment in food services and drinking places is significantly higher than the all-industry average in Manitoba. The pandemic prompted some workers to change career paths.
• Food services sales in Manitoba are expected to continue to grow, however, as operating costs rise, some establishments are reducing hours or limiting the number of days they are open. In 2024, eateries were seeing about 75% of the traffic they did pre-pandemic, according to the Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association.

Here are some key facts about Food and beverage servers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 4,950 people work in this occupation.
• Food and beverage servers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 79%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 12%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 26% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 74% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 22% of food and beverage servers work all year, while 78% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 30 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of food and beverage servers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 18% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 82% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 59% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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