Job prospects Assistant Waiter/waitress - Food And Beverage Services in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Food and beverage servers" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Food and beverage servers in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Food and beverage servers (NOC 65200) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2023-2025 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.
There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Food and beverage servers in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

Approximately 16,220 people work in this occupation.
Food and beverage servers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Accommodation and food services (NAICS 72): 93%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology