Job prospects Chief, Purchasing in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "chief, purchasing" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Purchasing managers (NOC 10012) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Purchasing managers in Ontario:

• Approximately 5,400 people work in this occupation.
• Purchasing managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 15%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 8%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 8%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 5%
• 86% of purchasing managers work all year, while 14% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 61% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 39% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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