Job prospects Receptionist near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be good for Receptionists (NOC 14101) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Receptionists are employed in many different sectors. However, they are  mostly employed in the territory’s healthcare and social assistance industry. Receptionists are often employed in  offices of physicians, dentists and other health practitioners. Advancements in technology, including automated telephone answering services will may limit  employment for this occupation, particularly for telephone operators included in this group. However, robust government investments into the health care sector should increase demand for the short to medium term. 

Here are some key facts about Receptionists in Yukon:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Receptionists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 37%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 35%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 8%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 56% of receptionists work all year, while 44% 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 41 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 8% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 93% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 21% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology