Job prospects Contract Specialist in Northwest Territories
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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Prospects over the next 3 years
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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