Job prospects Assistant Manager - Retail in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Retail and wholesale trade managers (NOC 60020) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Historically, there has been a high degree of turnover in this occupation and the majority of job openings result from the need to fill those vacancies.
• While more education will likely improve someone's chance of becoming a retail and wholesale trade manager, educational requirements are relatively low compared to other managerial occupations. In fact, many workers start at an entry-level position before eventually become supervisors, and then managers.
• Given that retail stores are more heavily concentrated in larger cities, there are more opportunities in larger urban areas.

Here are some key facts about Retail and wholesale trade managers in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 5,600 people work in this occupation.
• Retail and wholesale trade managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 70%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 17%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 78% of retail and wholesale trade managers work all year, while 22% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 26% of retail and wholesale trade managers are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 56% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 44% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 44% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology