Job prospects Primary School Teacher near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be very good for Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (NOC 41221) 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 elementary and kindergarten 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 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers in Yukon:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Elementary school and kindergarten teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 86% of elementary school and kindergarten teachers work all year, while 14% 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 47 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 17% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 83% 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: 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 65% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 28% compared to 11% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology