Job prospects Assistant Returning Officer in Alberta
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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Program officers unique to government (NOC 41407) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Program officers unique to government in Alberta:
- Approximately 800 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Program officers unique to government mainly work in the following sectors:
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 32%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 32%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 22%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 90% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 10% compared to 20% for all occupations
- 78% of program officers unique to government work all year, while 22% 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 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 39% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 61% 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: 14% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 9% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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