Labour Market Insights
Transportation, Retail, and Accommodation: Top Occupations and In-Demand Jobs for Windsor-Essex for May 2023
This month saw large increases in interest for a variety of occupations, but did that match the in-demand occupations for Windsor-Essex for the month of May 2023? We drill down on the data to find out.
In May, there were 6,336 total active job postings from 2,100 companies for an increase of 2.1% over the previous month’s 6,207 total active job postings. The Job Board and Job Map received 32,432 interactions from 7,198 users (a user increase of 9.9% over the previous month).
The top 15 searched-for occupations overall in Windsor-Essex for May 2023 were:
| Ranking | Searched Overall in May 2023 | Number of Search Instances (May 2023) | Net Change from April 2023 | % Change from April 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail Salespersons | 1,814 | +59 | +3.4% |
| 2 | Administrative Assistants | 907 | +126 | +16.1% |
| 3 | Administrative Officers | 753 | +164 | +27.8% |
| 4 | Material Handlers | 696 | +132 | +23.4% |
| 5 | Other Customer and Information Services Representatives | 687 | -2 | -0.3% |
| 6 | Food Counter Attendants, Kitchen Helpers and Related Support Occupations | 678 | +128 | +23.3% |
| 7 | Construction Trade Helpers and Labourers | 631 | -69 | -9.9% |
| 8 | Janitors, Caretakers and Building Superintendents | 603 | +169 | +38.9% |
| 9 | Home Support Workers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations | 603 | +40 | +7.1% |
| 10 | Other Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities | 547 | -27 | -4.7% |
| 11 | Receptionists | 546 | +124 | +29.4% |
| 12 | Transport Truck Drivers | 492 | +260 | +112.1% |
| 13 | Social and Community Service Workers | 469 | +89 | +23.4% |
| 14 | Cashiers | 457 | +163 | +55.4% |
| 15 | Light Duty Cleaners | 454 | +115 | +33.9% |
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Searches for and interactions with job postings for Transport Truck Drivers in May increased most significantly overall, at 112.1% over the previous month. As seen in the table below, this was largely from men, who had a 277.3% increase in interactions with the occupation in May as compared to April.
The top 15 searched-for occupations by men in Windsor-Essex for May 2023 were:
| Ranking | Searched by Men in May 2023 | Number of Search Instances (May 2023) | Net Change from April 2023 | % Change from April 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail Salespersons | 556 | +45 | +8.8% |
| 2 | Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers | 321 | +9 | +2.9% |
| 3 | Material Handlers | 313 | +90 | +40.4% |
| 4 | Other Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities | 267 | +25 | +10.3% |
| 5 | Food Counter Attendants, Kitchen Helpers and Related Support Occupations | 208 | +42 | +20.2% |
| 6 | Transport Truck Drivers | 249 | +183 | +277.3% |
| 7 | Janitors, Caretakers and Building Superintendents | 240 | +80 | +50.0% |
| 8 | Cashiers | 167 | +76 | +83.5% |
| 9 | Administrative Assistants | 164 | +70 | +74.5% |
| 10 | Other Customer and Information Services Representatives | 151 | -2 | -1.3% |
| 11 | Cooks | 146 | +26 | +21.7% |
| 12 | Light Duty Cleaners | 142 | +62 | +77.5% |
| 13 | Administrative Officers | 139 | +45 | +47.9% |
| 14 | Home Support Workers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations | 125 | +39 | +45.4% |
| 15 | Security Guards and Related Security Service Occupations | 118 | +39 | +49.4% |
The top 15 searched-for occupations by women in Windsor-Essex for May 2023 were:
| Ranking | Searched by Women in May 2023 | Number of Search Instances (May 2023) | Net Change from April 2023 | % Change from April 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail Salespersons | 546 | +12 | +2.3% |
| 2 | Administrative Assistants | 319 | +38 | +13.5% |
| 3 | Administrative Officers | 292 | +98 | +50.5% |
| 4 | Other Customer and Information Services Representatives | 240 | +5 | +2.1% |
| 5 | Food Counter Attendants, Kitchen Helpers and Related Support Occupations | 238 | +86 | +56.6% |
| 6 | Home Support Workers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations | 201 | +50 | +33.1% |
| 7 | Receptionists | 188 | +50 | +36.2% |
| 8 | Other Medical Technologists and Technicians (Except Dental Care) | 161 | +145 | +906.3% |
| 9 | Cashiers | 148 | +34 | +29.8% |
| 10 | Human Resources Professionals | 141 | +99 | +235.7% |
| 11 | Social and Community Service Workers | 138 | +13 | +10.4% |
| 12 | Cooks | 121 | +29 | +31.5% |
| 13 | Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers | 120 | +91 | +313.8% |
| 14 | Light Duty Cleaners | 111 | +27 | +32.1% |
| 15 | General Office Support Workers | 107 | +36 | +50.7% |
Interactions among women increased most significantly for Other Medical Technologists and Technicians (Except Dental) (up 906.3% in May as compared to April), Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers (up 313.8% in May as compared to April), and Human Resources Professionals (up 235.7% in May as compared to April).
Other Medical Technologists and Technicians (Except Dental Health) includes medical technologists and technicians not elsewhere classified, such as dietary technicians, pharmacy technicians, ocularists, prosthetists, orthotists, prosthetic technicians, and orthotic technicians. Dietary technicians are employed in health care and commercial food service establishments such as hospitals, extended care facilities, nursing homes, schools, cafeterias, and fast food outlets. Pharmacy technicians are employed in retail and hospital pharmacies, long-term care facilities, and by pharmaceutical manufacturers. Ocularists are employed in custom ocular prosthetic laboratories or they may be self-employed. Prosthetists, orthotists, and prosthetic and orthotic technicians are employed in hospitals, clinics, prosthetics and orthotics laboratories, and prosthetic device manufacturing companies. Prosthetists and orthotists may also be self-employed. Regional employers that hired Other Medical Technologists and Technicians (Except Dental Health) include Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaw Companies Limited, Walmart Canada, Valor Health, and Windsor Regional Hospital – Met Campus.
Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers maintain complete sets of books, keep records of accounts, verify the procedures used for recording financial transactions, and provide personal bookkeeping services. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors or they may be self-employed. Regional employers that hire Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers include Intuit, Lube Plus Inc., De Monte Fabricating Ltd., The Corporation of the City of Windsor, and Baker Tilly.
Human Resources Professionals develop, implement, and evaluate human resources and labour relations policies, programs, and procedures, and advise employers and employees on human resources matters. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors or they may be self-employed. Regional employers that hire Human Resources Professionals include Flex-N-Gate Corporation, Hiram Walker & Sons Limited, Notera, Lakeside Produce Inc., and Ground Effects Ltd.
Interestingly, these three occupations do not typically appear on the top 15 lists, and, while these three occupations did not appear on the Top 20 In-Demand Occupations list below for May, there were a good number of total active job postings in the region for these occupations in May (Human Resources Professionals was #38 with 43 postings, Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers was #40 with 42 postings, and Other Medical Technologists and Technicians [Except Dental] was #58 with 28 postings).
The top 20 in-demand occupations by local employers for May 2023 were:
| Ranking | In-Demand Occupation for May 2023 | Posting Count (May 2023) | Net Change from April 2023 | % Change from April 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail Salespersons | 484 | +40 | +9.0% |
| 2 | Transport Truck Drivers | 201 | -24 | -10.7% |
| 3 | Janitors, Caretakers and Building Superintendents | 149 | +30 | +25.2% |
| 4 | Home Support Workers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations | 147 | +8 | +5.8% |
| 5 | Food Counter Attendants, Kitchen Helpers and Related Support Occupations | 144 | +19 | +15.2% |
| 6 | Cooks | 126 | +13 | +11.5% |
| 7 | Material Handlers | 123 | -13 | -9.6% |
| 8 | Other Customer and Information Services Representatives | 116 | -7 | -5.7% |
| 9 | Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers | 105 | -2 | -1.9% |
| 10 | Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers | 105 | +4 | +4.0% |
| 11 | Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses | 99 | -25 | -20.2% |
| 12 | Food Service Supervisors | 99 | +8 | +8.8% |
| 13 | Administrative Assistants | 97 | +19 | +24.4% |
| 14 | Other Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities | 91 | -3 | -3.2% |
| 15 | Administrative Officers | 81 | +21 | +35.0% |
| 16 | Security Guards and Related Security Service Occupations | 81 | +5 | +6.6% |
| 17 | Licensed Practical Nurses | 71 | -7 | -9.0% |
| 18 | Light Duty Cleaners | 63 | +12 | +23.5% |
| 19 | Social and Community Service Workers | 62 | +13 | +26.3% |
| 20 | Tool and Die Makers | 60 | +15 | +33.3% |
While total active job postings for Transport Truck Drivers has fallen 10.7% in May as compared to April, it is still the second-most in-demand occupation in the region for the month.
Other occupations that saw a significant increase in demand in May as compared to April include Administrative Officers (up 35.0%), Tool and Die Makers (up 33.3%), and Social and Community Service Workers (up 26.3%).
Hiring by 2-Digit NAICS:
| Ranking | NAICS Code | 2-Digit NAICS Label | Posting Count | Average Posting Length in Days | Media Posting Length in Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 56 | Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 1,052 | 27.2 | 20 |
| 2. | 31-33 | Manufacturing | 772 | 23.8 | 20 |
| 3. | 44-45 | Retail trade | 757 | 21.4 | 20 |
| 4. | 62 | Health care and social assistance | 651 | 24.1 | 20 |
| 5. | 54 | Professional, scientific and technical services | 400 | 22.8 | 20 |
| 6. | 72 | Accommodation and food services | 348 | 27.5 | 20 |
| 7. | 81 | Other services (except public administration) | 306 | 30.1 | 20 |
| 8. | 23 | Construction | 251 | 34.0 | 20 |
| 9. | 48-49 | Transportation and warehousing | 241 | 27.1 | 20 |
| 10. | 11 | Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 235 | 24.9 | 20 |
| 11. | 52 | Finance and insurance | 213 | 23.8 | 20 |
| 12. | 91 | Public administration | 170 | 20.9 | 20 |
| 13. | 61 | Educational services | 128 | 26.3 | 20 |
| 14. | 53 | Real estate and rental and leasing | 106 | 26.3 | 20 |
| 15. | 71 | Arts, entertainment and recreation | 104 | 20.3 | 20 |
| 16. | 41 | Wholesale trade | 98 | 26.0 | 20 |
| 17. | 51 | Information and cultural industries | 42 | 18.7 | 20 |
| 18. | 22 | Utilities | 16 | 17.5 | 20 |
| 19. | 21 | Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 6 | 20.0 | 20 |
| 20. | 55 | Management of companies and enterprises | 4 | 53.7 | 20 |
In looking at Hiring by 2-Digit NAICS, we can see how in-demand sectors are in Windsor-Essex.
The Retail Trade sector has continued its upward momentum since January with a 8.1% increase in total active job postings (from 700 in April to 757 in May).
Accommodation and Food Services also saw an increase in total active job postings, up 8.4% from 321 postings in April to 348 in May. This is likely due to employers preparing for warmer weather and a busier patio and tourism season.
Total active job postings did fall in the Transportation and Warehousing sector, down 4.7% from 253 postings in April to 241 in May, which was also noted specifically in the Top 20 In-Demand Occupations table with job postings for Transport Truck Drivers having decreased for the month.
Hiring by 6-Digit NAICS:
| Ranking | NAICS Code | 6-Digit NAICS Label | Posting Count | Average Posting Length in Days | Median Posting Length in Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 561310 | Employment placement agencies and executive search services | 843 | 27.7 | 20 |
| 2. | 541330 | Engineering services | 169 | 23.7 | 20 |
| 3. | 722512 | Limited-service eating places | 136 | 33.0 | 20 |
| 4. | 813410 | Civic and social organizations | 132 | 30.0 | 20 |
| 5. | 111993 | Fruit and vegetable combination farming | 131 | 23.4 | 20 |
| 6. | 622111 | General (except paediatric) hospitals | 121 | 19.9 | 20 |
| 7. | 722511 | Full-service restaurants | 116 | 27.0 | 20 |
| 8. | 445110 | Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores | 114 | 20.1 | 20 |
| 9. | 623110 | Nursing care facilities | 111 | 19.7 | 20 |
| 10. | 913910 | Other local, municipal and regional public administration | 103 | 21.0 | 20 |
| 11. | 336110 | Automobile and light-duty motor vehicle manufacturing | 92 | 20.8 | 20 |
| 12. | 484122 | General freight trucking, long distance, less than truck-load | 90 | 38.6 | 20 |
| 13. | 452110 | Department stores | 73 | 22.6 | 20 |
| 14. | 333511 | Industrial mould manufacturing | 69 | 19.5 | 20 |
| 15. | 332210 | Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing | 62 | 22.9 | 20 |
| 16. | 444130 | Hardware stores | 61 | 23.2 | 20 |
| 17. | 443143 | Appliance, television and other electronics stores | 60 | 16.1 | 18.5 |
| 18. | 522111 | Personal and commercial banking industry | 60 | 17.1 | 14 |
| 19. | 713940 | Fitness and recreational sports centres | 56 | 21.9 | 20 |
| 20. | 333990 | All other general-purpose machinery manufacturing | 56 | 20.3 | 20 |
Looking at hiring by 6-digit NAICS, we can drill down on what types of employers are hiring in Windsor-Essex.
In Retail Trade, total active job postings are up 20.0% for Supermarkets and Other Grocery (Except Convenience) Stores (from 95 postings in April to 114 in May); up 30.4% for Department Stores (from 56 postings in April to 73 in May); down 17.6% for Hardware Stores (from 74 postings in April to 61 in May); and up 76.5% for Appliance, Television and Other Electronics Stores (from 34 postings in April to 60 in May).
In Accommodation and Food Services, total active job postings are up 14.3% for Limited-Service Eating Places (from 119 postings in April to 136 in May) and down 4.9% for Full-Service Restaurants (from 122 postings in April to 116 in May).
In Transportation and Warehousing, total active job postings are up 3.5% for General Freight Trucking, Long Distance, Less Than Truck-Load (from 87 postings in April to 90 in May).
THE FINDINGS OF THIS REPORT WERE SOURCED FROM:
MONTHLY JOB DEMAND REPORT
As of April 2019, the monthly Job Demand Report for Windsor-Essex is created by Workforce WindsorEssex using data collected from unique national, provincial and locally-significant job boards. Between May 2017 and March 2019, job posting data was purchased from CEB Talent Neuron.
MONTHLY JOB SEARCH REPORT
The monthly Job Search Report for Windsor-Essex is created by Workforce WindsorEssex using data collected from four job finding tools, including WEexplore, WEmap jobs, WEjobs board, and the Bridge Timeline Tool. Gender and age information of users is voluntarily shared with the organization.
Questions? Please contact: info@workforcewindsoressex.com.
