Job prospects Cashier, Customer Service in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Cashiers (NOC 65100) in Ontario 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Cashiers in Ontario:

• Approximately 119,550 people work in this occupation.
• Cashiers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 41%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 35%
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 14%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 31% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 69% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 41% of cashiers work all year, while 59% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 35 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of cashiers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 22% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 78% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 23% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 47% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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