Job prospects Food Assembly Supervisor in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "food assembly supervisor" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for food service supervisors (NOC 62020) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 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.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by growth in the overall food service industry, which in turn relies on food establishments, expansion of services (takeout and delivery), and institutional and event catering.
• Consumer spending and behavior influence establishments and services. Institutions, like hospitals, care homes, and school and business cafeterias provide a more stable demand.
• The food services industry is characterized by entry-level positions and high employee turnover.
• Key trends for this occupation include contactless ordering and payment, artificial intelligence (AI) used to analyze data for and inventory management and waste reduction, kitchen automation for repetitive tasks, and delivery-centred ghost kitchens.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Parklands, North, Southwest and Winnipeg regions.

Here are some key facts about food service supervisors in Manitoba:

• Approximately 2,950 people work in this occupation.
• Food service supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 79%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 53% of food service supervisors work all year, while 47% 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 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of food service supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 37% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 63% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% 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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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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