Job prospects Restaurateur - Food Services in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Restaurant and food service managers (NOC 60030) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

• Historically, there has been a fair amount of turnover in this occupation and the majority of job openings result from the need to fill those vacancies. At the same time, however, competition for these openings is expected to be relatively high.
• A resurgence in tourism stemming from reduced travel restrictions has led to more opportunities, particularly during the summer months.
• Job prospects will be greater for individuals with supervisory and/or managerial experience working in high-volume restaurant operations and who are willing to do shift work, including weekends and holidays.
• A willingness to work in rural areas is also considered an asset.
• Generally, employment opportunities for this occupation are less favourable in the winter months, when restaurants are less busy.

Here are some key facts about Restaurant and food service managers in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 2,050 people work in this occupation.
• Restaurant and food service managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 85%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 63% of restaurant and food service managers work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 39% of restaurant and food service managers are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 49% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 51% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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