Job prospects Sourcing Specialist in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "sourcing specialist" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

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 procurement and purchasing agents and officers (NOC 12102) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about procurement and purchasing agents and officers in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 250 people work in this occupation.
• Procurement and purchasing agents and officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 22%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 17%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 13%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 12%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 10%
• 90% of procurement and purchasing agents and officers work all year, while 10% 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 50 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 42% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 57% 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: 28% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 8% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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