Job prospects Purchasing Supervisor in the Southwest Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Procurement and purchasing agents and officers" in the Southwest Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
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.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Procurement and purchasing agents and officers in the Southwest Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Moderate for procurement and purchasing agents and officers (NOC 12102) in the Southwest region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- Several 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 the Southwest region:
- Approximately 130 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Procurement and purchasing agents and officers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 38%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 16%
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 11%
- Management and Administrative Services (NAICS 55-56): 8%
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 8%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Procurement and purchasing agents and officers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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