Job prospects Trade Development Director in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration (NOC 40011) in Alberta 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.

• Employment in this sector is closely linked to population growth and government spending.
• In 2024, Alberta continued to see record population growth.
• Alberta's 2024 Budget aims to control government spending with modest spending increases until 2027. 
• The Alberta 2024 Budget forecasts a moderate increase in operating expenses in the near-term. This increase aims to support the expansion of services in response to the province's recent population growth.

Here are some key facts about Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration in Alberta:

• Approximately 950 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 45%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 33%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 21%
• 90% of government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration work all year, while 10% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 57% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 42% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 46% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 28% compared to 9% for all occupations

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