Job prospects Seafood Sales Clerk - Retail in Northwest Territories

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "seafood sales clerk - retail" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers (NOC 64100) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

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