Job prospects Accounting Technician near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be good for Accounting technicians and bookkeepers (NOC 12200) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 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.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Accounting technicians and bookkeepers are employed across nearly all industries in the Yukon.
• 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.
• Looking beyond the forecast period, The Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that these occupations will be in the top forty in terms of job openings of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.

Here are some key facts about Accounting technicians and bookkeepers in Yukon:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Accounting technicians and bookkeepers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 42%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 25%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 6%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 72% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 81% of accounting technicians and bookkeepers work all year, while 19% 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 48 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 34% of accounting technicians and bookkeepers are self-employed compared to an average of 14% 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: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% 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