Job prospects Organization And Productivity Project Officer in the Calgary Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Administrative officers in the Calgary Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be moderate for Administrative officers (NOC 13100) in the Calgary region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

The Conference Board of Canada is forecasting Alberta’s real GDP will expand by 2.6% in 2023 before slowing to 1.9% in 2024. Similarly, they are projecting the labour market to cool in late 2023 and into 2024. Higher for longer inflation may also have some firms rethinking expansion resulting in muted employment growth for this occupation. 

An aging workforce transitioning to retirement will create vacancies for job seekers.

Here are some key facts about Administrative officers in the Calgary region:

• Approximately 7,760 people work in this occupation.
• Administrative officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 17%
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 16%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 11%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 10%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 9%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology