Job prospects Human Resources Technician 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

Very limited

The employment outlook will be very limited for Human resources and recruitment officers (NOC 12101) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
  • Not many 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 Human resources and recruitment officers in Northwest Territories:

  • Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Human resources and recruitment officers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 77%
    • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 17%
    • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 7%
  • 73% of human resources and recruitment officers work all year, while 27% 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 46 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 15% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 85% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 26% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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