Job prospects Merchandise Purchasing Director in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

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 Alberta 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 a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Purchasing managers in Alberta:

• Approximately 1,800 people work in this occupation.
• Purchasing managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 15%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 11%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 9%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 6%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 5%
• 83% of purchasing managers work all year, while 17% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 64% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 36% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 32% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 9% 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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