Job prospects Inventory Control Clerk in Manitoba

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

Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Limited for purchasing and inventory control workers (NOC 14403) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by conditions in truck transportation, wholesale trade, and the transportation and warehousing sectors, which are currently tariff exposed and subject to economic cycles.
• Key trends for this occupation are the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to forecast demand and inventory, automation of repetitive tasks (automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots), connected sensors (RFID tags and smart shelves) for real-time inventory tracking and re-ordering, and blockchain for digital and transparent transactions.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Winnipeg and Southeast regions.

Here are some key facts about purchasing and inventory control workers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,100 people work in this occupation.
• Purchasing and inventory control workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 24%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 13%
  • Computer, electronic and electrical product manufacturing (NAICS 334-335): 9%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 7%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 72% of purchasing and inventory control workers work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of purchasing and inventory control workers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 59% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 41% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 45% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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