Job prospects Caterer Cook in Ontario
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Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Cooks (NOC 63200) in Ontario 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
What Types of Employers Are Out There?
- Full-service restaurants and limited service eating places
- Nursing and residential care facilities
What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?
- The high number of restaurants in the province will support opportunities for cooks
- Investments in new nursing and long-term care facilities in Ontario
- Elevated levels of travel and tourism activity expected over the forecast period
What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?
- There are three voluntary skilled trades associated with this occupation in Ontario, namely, Cook, Assistant Cook, and Institutional Cook
- Some employers may require cooks to complete a Food Handler Certification Program
- Skill requirements can vary by place of work:
- Limited-service restaurants may not require formal training or much experience
- Full-service restaurants, catering companies, hotels, and nursing and long-term care facilities may require formal training and related experience depending on the duties.
Here are some key facts about Cooks in Ontario:
- Approximately 52,600 people work in this occupation.
- Cooks mainly work in the following sectors:
- Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 77%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 7%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 56% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 44% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 34% of cooks work all year, while 66% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 34 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 6% of cooks are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 62% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 38% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 23% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 41% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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