Procurement and purchasing agents and officers in Northeast

The employment outlook will be Moderate for procurement and purchasing agents and officers (NOC 12102) in the Northeast region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about procurement and purchasing agents and officers in the Northeast region:

• Approximately 140 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Procurement and purchasing agents and officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 32%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 19%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 10%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 9%
  • Management and Administrative Services (NAICS 55-56): 8%