Job prospects Office Administrative Assistant in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Administrative assistants (NOC 13110) 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.

• Administrative assistants are employed across all industries in the Yukon. Key employers include public administration, healthcare, and educational institutions.
• 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 this occupation will be in the top 10 in terms of openings of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.

Here are some key facts about Administrative assistants in Yukon:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 61%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 15%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 69% of administrative assistants work all year, while 31% 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 44 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 9% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 91% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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