Job prospects High School Teacher - Outdoor Activities in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Secondary school teachers (NOC 41220) in Northwest Territories 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.

The NWT have dealt with periodic labour shortages in the education sector since the pandemic. The outlook for the occupation remains positive, although education, like many other sectors was severely affected by the wildfire season of 2023. 

Here are some key facts about Secondary school teachers in Northwest Territories:

  • Approximately 200 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: 95% compared to 88% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 50% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 50% 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: 7% compared to 26% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 56% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 28% compared to 9% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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