Job prospects Supermarket Clerk near Yellowknife (NT)

The employment outlook will be moderate for Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers (NOC 65102) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 94%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 50% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 50% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 52% of store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers work all year, while 48% 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 38 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 59% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 41% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 43% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 42% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology