Job prospects Membership Sales Representative in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

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 sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) (NOC 64101) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

This occupation is found in several sectors, but primarily in wholesale and retail trade.

The climate of uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs could hinder exports to the United States and slow the economy, potentially limiting hiring in some companies in the short term. However, this situation is prompting many companies to diversify their clientele, which is stimulating demand for this occupation and mitigating job losses.

Regarding trends influencing commerce, large retailers are diversifying their online product offerings, creating opportunities for growth in the wholesale of consumer goods. However, computerization, artificial intelligence, digital marketing, and the use of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems are transforming the occupation and moderating the demand for these workers.

Here are some key facts about sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) in Quebec:

• Approximately 54,000 people work in this occupation.
• Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 40%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 6%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 67% of sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 18% of sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 67% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 33% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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