Job prospects Sales Supervisor - Retail near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be Moderate for retail sales supervisors (NOC 62010) in Yukon for the 2025-2027 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.

• Most opportunities in this occupation are in the Whitehorse area.
• Retail sales are expected to increase moderately between two and three percent annually over the forecast period, 2025-2027 (Conference Board of Canada, 2025)--the lowest annual retail sales growth of the three territories.

Here are some key facts about retail sales supervisors in Yukon:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Retail sales supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 94%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 6%
• 78% of retail sales supervisors work all year, while 22% 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 47 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 64% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 36% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 18% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 45% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 36% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology