Job prospects Hotel Managing Supervisor in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors (NOC 62022) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• The accommodation and food services industry had the highest job vacancy rate among industries in the province over the first half of 2024, indicating that there are employment opportunities going unfilled.
• In 2024, the Government of Alberta unveiled a long-term strategy to grow Alberta's visitor economy from $10 billion in annual spending to $25 billion by 2035.
• Demand for accommodation and tourism services in Alberta are expected to continue to grow over the forecast period with increased interprovincial, U.S., and overseas visitors.
• Some areas of the province see seasonal demand shifts in this occupation between high and low seasons for tourism.
• Accommodations employers are having a difficult time recruiting and retaining employees at all levels, meaning that hiring requirements may be more flexible, at least over the near-term.

Here are some key facts about Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors in Alberta:

• Approximately 2,150 people work in this occupation.
• Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 59%
  • Accommodation services (NAICS 721): 28%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 28% of accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors work all year, while 71% 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 33 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 30% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 70% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 12% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology