Job prospects Sales Assistant in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers (NOC 64100) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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.

• Retail salespersons are forecast among the top 25 NOCS with the most job openings between 2023 and 2032, with most job openings occurring in the Yellowknife Region (NWT Bureau of Statistics, 2023).

Here are some key facts about Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 88%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 66% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 34% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 51% of retail salespersons and visual merchandisers work all year, while 49% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 8% of retail salespersons and visual merchandisers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 47% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 53% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 25% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 44% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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