Job prospects Legislative Assistant in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "legislative assistant" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Executive assistants (NOC 12100) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 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 a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Executive assistants in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Executive assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 73%
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 10%
- Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 8%
85% of executive assistants work all year, while 15% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 49 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 14% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 86% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 18% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a