Job prospects Executive Assistant in Northwest Territories
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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Executive assistants (NOC 12100) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- Executive assistants are employed across nearly all industries in the Northwest Territories.
- Job opportunities in this occupation are closely linked to the overall health of the territory's economy.
- Digital transformation initiatives, including the availability of online services, artificial intelligence, and the automation of back-office processes, may temper job growth and change some job functions.
Here are some key facts about Executive assistants in Northwest Territories:
- Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Executive assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 73%
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 10%
- Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 8%
- 85% of executive assistants work all year, while 15% 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 49 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 14% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 86% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 18% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
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