Job prospects Administrative Assistant near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be good for Administrative assistants (NOC 13110) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Administrative assistants are employed by all industries in Yukon. The majority of employees in this occupation work in public administration at all levels of government. Employment opportunities for administrative officers are likely to increase over the forecast period due to increased spending in public administration and  planned major mining and infrastructure projects. 

Here are some key facts about Administrative assistants in Yukon:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 61%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 15%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 69% of administrative assistants work all year, while 31% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 9% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 91% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology