Food and beverage servers in Thompson - Okanagan

The employment outlook will be Limited for food and beverage servers (NOC 65200) in the Thompson - Okanagan region 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about food and beverage servers in the Thompson - Okanagan region:

• Approximately 3,770 people work in this occupation.
• Food and beverage servers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Accommodation and food services (NAICS 72): 88%
  • Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 6%