Job prospects Recreational Vehicle Salesperson in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Moderate

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Cruise ship tourism in Nunavut has progressively increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by Indigenous-led tourism packages.
Increases in tourism, after a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, may increase demand for this occupation.
The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada aims to see 47 new businesses and 1,000 new employees in the tourism industry in Nunavut by 2030 (CBC News, July 18, 2024.
Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will have the most open positions of all occupations in Nunavut from 2024 to 2045, with 471 expected openings.

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

Approximately 100 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: 64% compared to 87% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 36% compared to 13% for all occupations
64% of retail salespersons and visual merchandisers work all year, while 36% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 50% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 50% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 37% compared to 37% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 22% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 15% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a