Job prospects Technical Assistant - Office Support in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Administrative officers (NOC 13100) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Administrative officers are employed by all industries in Northwest Territories. Key employers include public administration at all levels of government, healthcare and educational institutions, and the mining sector. Job growth for these occupations is closely tied government spending on public administration and on mining and construction-related activities. Although there are several mines that are ramping-down operations, there have also been other mines that are in various stages of development. In the short term, job openings will mainly arise due to retirements, although the outlook for the medium term is good.

Here are some key facts about Administrative officers in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Administrative officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 51%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 9%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 8%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 7%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 84% of administrative officers work all year, while 16% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of administrative officers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 13% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 87% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 9% for all occupations

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