Job prospects Inventory Control Clerk in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "inventory control clerk" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Purchasing and inventory control workers (NOC 14403) in Prince Edward Island for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

Here are some key facts about Purchasing and inventory control workers in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Purchasing and inventory control workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 22%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 22%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 18%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 17%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 59% of purchasing and inventory control workers work all year, while 41% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 77% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 23% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a