Job prospects Purchasing Contracts Management Officer in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Procurement and purchasing agents and officers (NOC 12102) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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.

Here are some key facts about Procurement and purchasing agents and officers in Northwest Territories:

  • Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Procurement and purchasing agents and officers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 75%
    • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 6%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 6%
    • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 6%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 88% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • 90% of procurement and purchasing agents and officers work all year, while 10% 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 48 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 48% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 52% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 26% 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: 33% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 9% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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