Job prospects Office Administrative Technician 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 good for Administrative officers (NOC 13100) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Ongoing demand for administrative officers across industries will support employment opportunities in this occupation. 
• Employment opportunities may be constrained by ongoing digital transformation initiatives, including the availability of online services, artificial intelligence, and the automation of back-office processes.

Here are some key facts about Administrative officers in Alberta:

• Approximately 21,100 people work in this occupation.
• Administrative officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 69% of administrative officers work all year, while 31% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 12% of administrative officers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 12% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 88% 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: 30% 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: 20% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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