Job prospects Food Services Sales Representative in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) (NOC 64101) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• The demand for workers is supported by a tight labour market, low unemployment rate, in addition to many retailers expanding their physical presence throughout the province.
• The Province of Manitoba's Labour Market Outlook for 2022-2026 identifies wholesale and retail trade as the sector with the second highest projected number of job openings over the outlook period.
• Consumer spending in Manitoba is expected to slow down in the forecast period due to elevated borrowing costs and relatively high consumer debt, creating some uncertainty for occupations supporting wholesale and retail trade. 

Here are some key facts about Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) in Manitoba:

• Approximately 8,250 people work in this occupation.
• Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 39%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 8%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 6%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 5%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 73% of sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) work all year, while 27% 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.
• 16% of sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 72% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 28% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 44% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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