Job prospects Host/hostess, Food Service in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses (NOC 64300) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 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.

Here are some key facts about Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 1,000 people work in this occupation.
• Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 93%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 22% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 78% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 24% of maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses work all year, while 76% 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 31 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 13% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 87% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 51% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 41% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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