Job prospects Mail Clerk in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Postal services representatives (NOC 64401) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• The growing e-commerce market and competitive parcel delivery market will increase the need for the sorting of parcels and packages.
• Increasing use of digital transactions such as e-billing, e-banking and online application processes has reduced the volume of traditional mail.
• Advancements in automation including high-speed sorting machines have moderated the manual inputs from workers.
• This occupation has low requirements for entry therefore turnover may also be a key source of employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Postal services representatives in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Postal services representatives mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Postal service, couriers and messengers (NAICS 491, 492): 86%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 62% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 38% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 74% of postal services representatives work all year, while 26% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of postal services representatives are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 23% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 77% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 17% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 59% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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