Job prospects Assistant Manager - Retail in Nunavut

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "assistant manager - retail" in Nunavut or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

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 Nunavut for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Cruise ship tourism in Nunavut has progressively increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by Indigenous-led tourism packages.
• Increases in tourism, after a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, may increase demand for this occupation.
• The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada aims to see 47 new businesses and 1,000 new employees in the tourism industry in Nunavut by 2030 (CBC News, July 18, 2024).
• Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top 10 in terms of open positions of all occupations in Nunavut from 2024 to 2045, with 304 expected openings.

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

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Retail and wholesale trade managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): more than 95%
• 81% of retail and wholesale trade managers work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 17% of retail and wholesale trade managers are self-employed compared to an average of less than 5% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 70% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 30% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 15% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 6% for all occupations