Job prospects Assistant Personnel Officer in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Human resources and recruitment officers (NOC 12101) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

  • Employed in all major industries, but the leading share is in employment services


What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

  • Employment trends in this occupation generally follow broader economic conditions
    • There may be a fair amount of competition for jobs given weaker hiring for this occupation
    • Outsourcing to external human resources consultancy firms has become common and made easier by computerized processes, which could also moderate in-house job growth in this occupation in some companies


    What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

    • In addition to other formal education, a professional designation such as Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) is often considered an asset in securing employment.

    Here are some key facts about Human resources and recruitment officers in Ontario:

    • Approximately 17,950 people work in this occupation.
    • Human resources and recruitment officers mainly work in the following sectors:
      • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 34%
      • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 6%
      • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 6%
    • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
      • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 81% for all occupations
      • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • 67% of human resources and recruitment officers work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
    • 10% of human resources and recruitment officers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
    • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
      • Men: 31% compared to 52% for all occupations
      • Women: 69% compared to 48% for all occupations
    • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
      • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
      • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 25% for all occupations
      • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
      • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
      • bachelor's degree: 43% compared to 24% for all occupations
      • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 15% compared to 13% for all occupations

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    Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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