Job prospects Purchasing Control Clerk in British Columbia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "purchasing control clerk" in British Columbia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Purchasing and inventory control workers (NOC 14403) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 Purchasing and inventory control workers in British Columbia:

• Approximately 4,250 people work in this occupation.
• Purchasing and inventory control workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 30%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 14%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 6%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 6%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 66% of purchasing and inventory control workers work all year, while 34% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of purchasing and inventory control workers are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 50% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 50% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 40% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 21% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology