Job prospects Purchasing Director in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "purchasing director" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

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 purchasing managers (NOC 10012) in Saskatchewan 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 purchasing managers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Purchasing managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 10%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 8%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 6%
• 85% of purchasing managers work all year, while 15% 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 62% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 38% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 18% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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