Job prospects Assistant  Returning Officer in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "assistant  returning officer" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Program officers unique to government (NOC 41407) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Program officers unique to government in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Program officers unique to government mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 37%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 31%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 9%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 5%
  • Insurance Carriers and related activities (NAICS 524, 526): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 70% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 30% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 62% of program officers unique to government work all year, while 38% 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 39 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 43% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 56% 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: 18% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 27% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 15% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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