Job prospects Sales Supervisor - Retail in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "sales supervisor - retail" in Manitoba or across Canada.

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 sales supervisors (NOC 62010) 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 small 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 spending.
• Retail activity has been trending up despite historically low consumer confidence.
• Key trends include digitizing operations, personalizing customer experience, and improving supply chain resilience.
• This occupation tends to have high employee turnover.

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

• Approximately 9,250 people work in this occupation.
• Retail sales supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 56%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 28%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 70% of retail sales supervisors work all year, while 30% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 41% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 59% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 46% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% 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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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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