Job prospects Cashier near Yellowknife (NT)

The employment outlook will be moderate for Cashiers (NOC 65100) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• Cashiers are forecast among the top 25 NOCS with the most job openings between 2023 and 2032, with most job openings occurring in the Yellowknife Region (NWT Bureau of Statistics, 2023).

Here are some key facts about Cashiers in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Cashiers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 86%
  • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 46% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 54% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 48% of cashiers work all year, while 52% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 37 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 27% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 73% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 50% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology