Job prospects Senior Buyer - Purchasing in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Procurement and purchasing agents and officers (NOC 12102) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Procurement and purchasing agents and officers in Prince Edward Island:

  • Approximately 200 people work in this occupation.
  • Procurement and purchasing agents and officers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 16%
    • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 14%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 14%
    • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 13%
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 13%
  • 90% of procurement and purchasing agents and officers work all year, while 10% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 42% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 57% 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: 28% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 8% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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