Job prospects Food Store Cashier in Nunavut

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "food store cashier" in Nunavut or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Cashiers (NOC 65100) 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.
High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

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 be in the top fifteen in terms of all open positions in Nunavut from 2024 to 2045.

Here are some key facts about Cashiers in Nunavut:

Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Cashiers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 86%
- Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 7%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 50% compared to 87% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 50% compared to 13% for all occupations
54% of cashiers work all year, while 46% 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 39 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 17% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 83% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 75% compared to 37% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 22% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 15% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a