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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade" in the Ottawa Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

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.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Labour shortage

Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade in the Ottawa Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for technical sales specialists - wholesale trade (NOC 62100) in the Ottawa region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
  • Several 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 technical sales specialists - wholesale trade in the Ottawa region:

  • Approximately 4,760 people work in this occupation.
  • Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 41%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
    • Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 10%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 8%
    • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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