Job prospects Bakery Supervisor in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very limited for Bakers (NOC 63202) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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.

• Continuous demand exists for this profession in the food service industry.
  Demand for workers is expected to exceed supply in the near term.

Here are some key facts about Bakers in British Columbia:

• Approximately 5,700 people work in this occupation.
• Bakers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 44%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 31%
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 15%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 71% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 55% of bakers work all year, while 45% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 11% of bakers are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 34% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 66% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 15% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 40% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 15% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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