Job prospects Construction Material Sales Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade (NOC 62100) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few 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.

Here are some key facts about Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 850 people work in this occupation.
• Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 62%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 14%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 7%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 5%
• 91% of technical sales specialists - wholesale trade work all year, while 9% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 49 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 11% of technical sales specialists - wholesale trade are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 80% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 20% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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