Food and beverage servers in Lower Mainland - Southwest

The employment outlook will be Limited for food and beverage servers (NOC 65200) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2025-2027 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.

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

• Approximately 19,040 people work in this occupation.
• Food and beverage servers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Accommodation and food services (NAICS 72): 94%