Job prospects Secondary School Teacher near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be very good for Secondary school teachers (NOC 41220) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

There is strong demand in Yukon for secondary teachers. Staffing shortages in the education sector have continued well into fall 2023, especially within rural communities. According to head of the Yukon’s teachers’ union, as of late September, there were still 20 teacher positions left unfilled – with all the open spots in rural schools (Whitehorse Star 2023). Like many other occupations, the lack of available housing is affecting the ability to recruit and retain qualified teachers.

Here are some key facts about Secondary school teachers in Yukon:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Secondary school teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 16% for all occupations
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 48% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 52% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 61% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 31% compared to 11% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology