Job prospects Restaurant Cashier in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "restaurant cashier" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

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 Limited for cashiers (NOC 65100) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by consumer spending, peak shopping, and high employee turnover.
• Key trends in this occupation include automation through self-service, mobile scan-and-go apps, and cashier-less stores that use cameras, sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) to track customer purchases as they exit.

Here are some key facts about cashiers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 10,650 people work in this occupation.
• Cashiers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 43%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 36%
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 36% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 64% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 45% of cashiers work all year, while 55% 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 36 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of cashiers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 26% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 74% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 25% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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