Job prospects Cook in Nunavut

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "cook" in Nunavut or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Cooks (NOC 63200) in Nunavut for the 2024-2026 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.
High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Increases in social service funding, and planned shelter and food security efforts in Nunavut may support employment opportunities for this occupation.
The Nutrition North Canada program will be reviewed in 2025. The review seeks ways to improve the program and enhance northern food security. Findings may lead to employment opportunities for this occupation during the forecast period.
Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top thirty in terms of all open positions in Nunavut from 2024 to 2045.

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