Food and hospitality
Chefs, cooks, and the service world.
15 careers
Kitchen
3ChefStart tomorrow, no degree. Long hours, low starting pay, and a real path to running your own kitchen.Typical pay$48kTo qualifyup to 3 yrsDemandGoodCookGet hired in a week with no schooling, learn a trade on the line, and take the skill anywhere in the country.Typical pay$37kTo qualifyup to 3 yrsDemandGoodPastry ChefRun the sweet side of a kitchen. Early mornings, precise recipes, and better pay than most cooking jobs.Typical pay$48kTo qualify1 to 4 yrsDemandModerate
Front of house
5BaristaThe easiest real job to get in Canada, and a skilled craft if you stay. Just know the pay ceiling is low.Typical pay$34kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandGoodBartenderRun the bar, control the room, and get paid in wages plus tips. One short certificate is all the law requires.Typical pay$42kTo qualifyup to 2 yrsDemandGoodRestaurant ManagerRun the room, the schedule and the money. The one hospitality job with a real salary, and the one that eats your weekends.Typical pay$54kTo qualify2 to 6 yrsDemandGoodRestaurant ServerThe fastest job in the country to get hired for, where tips decide what you actually take home.Typical pay$38kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandGoodSommelierThe wine expert on a restaurant floor. Years of study and tasting for a job that only exists in a few hundred rooms in Canada.Typical pay$38kTo qualify2 to 6 yrsDemandModerate
Hotels and travel
5Hotel Front Desk AgentCheck guests in, fix what went wrong, hold the whole building together from one counter.Typical pay$40kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandGoodHotel ManagerRun a building full of strangers, staff and beds. The pay is real, the phone never stops.Typical pay$79kTo qualify2 to 6 yrsDemandModerateOutdoor Adventure GuideTake people up mountains, down rivers and into the backcountry, and bring all of them home.Typical pay$43kTo qualify1 to 6 yrsDemandModerateTour GuideGet paid to explain a place to people who have never seen it. Seasonal, social, and better paid than it looks once tips are counted.Typical pay$42kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandModerateTravel AgentPlan other people's trips and fix them when they fall apart. In Ontario you need to pass an exam first.Typical pay$50kTo qualifyup to 2 yrsDemandModerate
Events
2Casino DealerRun the table, pay the winners, count everything twice. Trained in weeks, watched by cameras all shift.Typical pay$48kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandModerateEvent PlannerTurn a budget and a date into a room full of people who think it ran itself.Typical pay$59kTo qualify1 to 4 yrsDemandModerate