Job prospects Apprentice Cook in Nunavut

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "apprentice cook" in Nunavut or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Limited

The employment outlook will be Limited for cooks (NOC 63200) in Nunavut for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

In Nunavut, this occupation can be employed to support the workforce in industrial settings, such as at mining camps.
Local training is available. Nunavut Arctic College offers a two-year culinary arts diploma program.

Here are some key facts about cooks in Nunavut:

Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Cooks mainly work in the following sectors:
- Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 47%
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 16%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 15%
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 7%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 76% compared to 87% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 24% compared to 13% for all occupations
52% of cooks work all year, while 48% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 28% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 72% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 46% compared to 37% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 22% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 5% compared to 15% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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