Job prospects Placement Officer - Human Resources in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Human resources and recruitment officers (NOC 12101) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• 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.

Here are some key facts about Human resources and recruitment officers in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Human resources and recruitment officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 59%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 23%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 14%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 71% of human resources and recruitment officers work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 19% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 81% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 38% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 13% compared to 8% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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