Contract Manager (Defense Contracting)

The employment outlook will be Limited for purchasing managers (NOC 10012) in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about purchasing managers in Ontario:

• Approximately 7,950 people work in this occupation.
• Purchasing managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 15%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 8%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 7%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 5%
• 86% of purchasing managers work all year, while 14% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% 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: 61% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 39% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 13% for all occupations