Job prospects Shelf Stocker - Supermarket in Yukon

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "shelf stocker - supermarket" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

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 store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers (NOC 65102) in Yukon for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many 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.

• Most opportunities in this occupation are in the Whitehorse area.
• Retail sales are expected to increase moderately between two and three percent annually over the forecast period, 2025-2027 (Conference Board of Canada, 2025)--the lowest annual retail sales growth of the three territories.

Here are some key facts about store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers in Yukon:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 94%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 57% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 42% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 67% of store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers work all year, while 33% 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 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 79% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 21% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 27% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 41% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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