Job prospects Administrative Specialist  in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Administrative assistants (NOC 13110) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Base services like administrative services are tied to general economic conditions and business cycle in the province. A positive economic growth outlook for 2025 and 2026 should support a moderate employment growth.
• Job gains may be mitigated by a rather slow growth in the very short term and by limited hiring in Finance and Public services.
• High labour demand in construction, ambulatory healthcare services, and record enrolment in elementary and secondary schools will likely increase demand for this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Administrative assistants in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 6,900 people work in this occupation.
• Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 11%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 9%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 65% of administrative assistants work all year, while 35% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 20% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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