Job prospects Food Service Supervisor in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "food service supervisor" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

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 food service supervisors (NOC 62020) in Ontario 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• Majority employed in restaurants
• Special food services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities are also key employers

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Population growth in many areas of the province is leading to the development of new communities and food service operations
• However, economic uncertainty could dampen consumer spending and delay other potential business investments in restaurants, hindering job opportunities
• Investments and expansions in the health care and social assistance industry, including nursing and residential care facilities and hospitals, should be sources of job openings

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• Some employers in the health care setting may require special certification, such as eligibility for, or membership in the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management
• Smart Serve certification is required for employees who serve, deliver, or handle alcohol in Ontario.

Here are some key facts about food service supervisors in Ontario:

• Approximately 27,350 people work in this occupation.
• Food service supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 80%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 55% of food service supervisors work all year, while 45% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of food service supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 39% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 61% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 35% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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