Job prospects Purchase Order Clerk in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "purchase order 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