Job prospects Sales Representative - Wholesale (non-technical) in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) (NOC 64101) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) in Ontario:

• Approximately 101,050 people work in this occupation.
• Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 34%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 7%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 5%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 72% of sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 21% of sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 66% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 34% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% 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: 27% 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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