Job prospects Secretary-clerk 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 very good for Administrative assistants (NOC 13110) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Ongoing demand for administration assistants across industries will support employment opportunities in this occupation. 
• Through digital transformation initiatives, there may be some employment opportunities for virtual assistants to support multiple clients.
• Greater use of technology may negatively influence job growth and change some job functions in some industries.

Here are some key facts about Administrative assistants in Alberta:

• Approximately 24,000 people work in this occupation.
• Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 10%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 8%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 77% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 23% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 61% of administrative assistants work all year, while 39% 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 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 5% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 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 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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