These statistics cover the career grouping of Recording, Scheduling and Distributing Occupations (NOC 147), which includes Purchasing and Inventory Clerks.

Workers are employed in the following industries: Wholesale trade (25%), Retail trade (21%), Manufacturing (20%), Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services (6%), Transportation and warehousing (6%).

According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 87% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.

Women represented 52% of workers in this occupation, compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.

This occupation (Purchasing and Inventory Clerks) is part of a larger group called Recording, Scheduling and Distributing Occupations (NOC 147). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 29%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.