All occupations

Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers

NOC 64100. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 6421 are counted here too. NOC 2016 code 5243 was split between this and other occupations, so its 208 older approved positions can't be counted here.

#63 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

1,166

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

1,872

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

988

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$17.60/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

39
2016
25
2017
12
2018
40
2019
16
2020
31
2021
289
2022
501
2023
739
2024
161
2025
19
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.

  1. 012026Middle half $16.10 to $18.50 · 11,147 postings$17.60
  2. 022025Middle half $16.50 to $18.50 · 11,572 postings$17.50
  3. 032024Middle half $16.00 to $18.00 · 12,560 postings$17.00
  4. 042023Middle half $15.50 to $17.00 · 15,555 postings$16.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Edmonton, AB208
  2. 02Calgary, AB172
  3. 03Montréal, QC111
  4. 04Québec, QC42
  5. 05Fort St. John, BC41
  6. 06Banff, AB33
  7. 07Winnipeg, MB31
  8. 08Nanaimo, BC30

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    DEVON TRANSPORT LTD.10 approved LMIAs
    29
  2. 2
    Bannerman Enterprises Inc.4 approved LMIAs
    25
  3. 3
    Grant Wood Holdings Ltd.4 approved LMIAs
    22
  4. 4
    Mark and Pamela Barsanti Sales Ltd3 approved LMIAs
    22
  5. 5
    Daniel S Webster Holdings Limited3 approved LMIAs
    21
  6. 6
    Doncath Holdings Ltd3 approved LMIAs
    19
  7. 7
    JHW Holdings Ltd2 approved LMIAs
    16
  8. 8
    S & J Laurion Ltd1 approved LMIAs
    15
  9. 9
    J. & S. Young Merchants Ltd.2 approved LMIAs
    13
  10. 10
    Bannerman Enterprises Inc. o/a Canadian TireApproved before LMIA counts were published
    13

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Alberta369 employers
    685
  2. 2
    Quebec271 employers
    429
  3. 3
    British Columbia118 employers
    319
  4. 4
    Ontario90 employers
    222
  5. 5
    Manitoba41 employers
    62