Job prospects Lawn And Garden Supplies Salesperson - Retail in Manitoba

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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 Moderate for retail salespersons and visual merchandisers (NOC 64100) in Manitoba 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.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by consumer disposable income and confidence in the economy.
• The province has taken steps towards removing interprovincial trade barriers which might boost the retail sector as a short-term reprieve from the Canada-US trade disruption.
• Retail sales increased in the first half of 2025 and are expected to continue an upward trend for the next year.
• Concerns about retail theft have been impacting some urban stores leading to closures.
• Key trends in this occupation include immersive technology, like augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) for customers to interact with products, personalized product marketing, and social media for product discovery and purchasing.
• This occupation tends to have high employee turnover.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Southwest, Interlake and Winnipeg regions.

Here are some key facts about retail salespersons and visual merchandisers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 19,750 people work in this occupation.
• Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 64%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 15%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 55% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 45% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 52% of retail salespersons and visual merchandisers work all year, while 48% 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 39 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of retail salespersons and visual merchandisers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 47% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 53% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 51% compared to 31% 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: 12% compared to 17% 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 8% for all occupations

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