Job prospects Bakery Supervisor - Supermarket in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Retail sales supervisors (NOC 62010) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Occupations in retail continue to be in constant demand with high rates of turnover and some recruitment challenges. 
•  The impacts of inflation being higher for longer than expected have affected decision making of some consumers. 
• However, easing interest rates and inflation should improve household spending and the outlook for this occupation. 

Here are some key facts about Retail sales supervisors in Alberta:

• Approximately 33,900 people work in this occupation.
• Retail sales supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 60%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 28%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 69% of retail sales supervisors work all year, while 31% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of retail sales supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 41% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 59% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 42% 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: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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