Job prospects Apprentice Cook in Yukon

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

Job opportunities in Yukon

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.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for cooks (NOC 63200) in Yukon 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.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• Cooks are a designated trade in the Yukon.
• In the Yukon, this occupation can be employed to support the workforce in industrial settings, such as at mining camps.
• Local training is available. Yukon University offers a one-year culinary arts certificate program to meet the need for qualified cooks in the hospitality industry.
• The Government of Yukon expects 18 additional vacancies for cooks, butchers, and bakers in 2025 or 2026 (Government of Yukon, 2025).

Here are some key facts about cooks in Yukon:

• Approximately 250 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: 85% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 42% of cooks work all year, while 57% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 37 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of cooks are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 48% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 52% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 18% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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