Retail salespersons

Northwest Territories

The employment outlook will be Very good for retail salespersons and visual merchandisers (NOC 64100) in Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to several 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.Most job opportunities in this occupation are in the Yellowknife area.Employers in Yellowknife have struggled to fill retail vacancies in 2025.Retail sales are expected to increase moderately by 2.8% to 4.3% annually over the forecast period (Conference Board of Canada, 2025).From 2021-2040, 286 job openings are forecast for retail salespersons and visual merchandisers in the Northwest Territories (Government of Northwest Territories, 2023).Here are some key facts about retail salespersons and visual merchandisers in Northwest Territories: Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers mainly work in the following sectors: Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 88% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 66% compared to 88% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 34% compared to 12% for all occupations51% of retail salespersons and visual merchandisers work all year, while 49% 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 39 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.7% of retail salespersons and visual merchandisers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 47% compared to 52% for all occupations Women: 53% compared to 48% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: 25% compared to 17% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 44% compared to 26% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 18% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 17% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Nova Scotia

The employment outlook will be Good for retail salespersons and visual merchandisers (NOC 64100) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to a few new 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.The acute shortage of retail workers that occurred in recent years has eased considerably. Even so, the large size of this occupation means that there are still typically several hundred openings throughout the province at any given time.  Unfavourable working conditions, such as part-time hours and low wages, appear to be contributing factors of the sometimes-insufficient supply of labour for these positions. Over the longer term, new technologies such as self-checkouts may reduce the need for the number of salespersons in a store.Here are some key facts about retail salespersons and visual merchandisers in Nova Scotia: Approximately 15,550 people work in this occupation. Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers mainly work in the following sectors: Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 66%Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 15%Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 56% compared to 82% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 43% compared to 18% for all occupations49% of retail salespersons and visual merchandisers work all year, while 51% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.Less than 5% of retail salespersons and visual merchandisers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 45% compared to 51% for all occupations Women: 55% compared to 49% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: 14% compared to 10% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 44% compared to 27% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 22% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 20% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

Nunavut

The employment outlook will be Good for retail salespersons and visual merchandisers (NOC 64100) in Nunavut for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to several new positions.Not many positions will become available due to retirements.There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Prospective workers in this occupation may benefit from Nunavut's relatively high job vacancy rate in retail trade in 2025.Nunavut's retail trade job vacancy rate was 7.9% in the first quarter of 2025 and 6.4% in the second quarter of 2025 according to Statistics Canada's Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (Statistics Canada, 2025).Retail sales are expected to increase moderately by around three percent annually over the forecast period, 2025-2027 (Conference Board of Canada, 2025).Here are some key facts about retail salespersons and visual merchandisers in Nunavut: Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers mainly work in the following sectors: Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 88% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 64% compared to 87% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 36% compared to 13% for all occupations64% of retail salespersons and visual merchandisers work all year, while 36% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 50% compared to 51% for all occupations Women: 50% compared to 49% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: 37% compared to 37% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 22% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 15% for all occupations bachelor's degree: n/a university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a