Job prospects Department Supervisor - Retail in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Retail sales supervisors (NOC 62010) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• While more education will likely improve someone’s chance of becoming a retail sales supervisor, educational requirements are relatively low compared to other occupations. In fact, many workers start at an entry-level position before eventually becoming supervisors. Attrition and the typical high degree of turnover have both been identified as drivers of demand, with the former expected to become more important as the workforce continues to age. This will create opportunities for back-filling and for outside hiring.
• Given that retail outlets are more heavily concentrated in larger cities, more opportunities are likely to be available in larger urban areas such as Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John. A rise in online retail may shift the responsibilities of this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Retail sales supervisors in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 5,950 people work in this occupation.
• Retail sales supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 70%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 22%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 72% of retail sales supervisors work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% 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 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 34% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 66% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 55% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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