Job prospects Assessor (except Tax) in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "assessor (except tax)" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Assessors, business valuators and appraisers (NOC 12203) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Assessors, business valuators and appraisers in Ontario:

  • Approximately 3,650 people work in this occupation.
  • Assessors, business valuators and appraisers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Real Estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53): 55%
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 8%
    • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 5%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 74% of assessors, business valuators and appraisers work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • 31% of assessors, business valuators and appraisers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 69% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 31% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 24% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 13% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

Explore job prospects in Ontario by economic region.

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Location Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region Moderate
Kingston–Pembroke Region Good
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region Good
London Region Moderate
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region Good
Northeast Region Moderate
Northwest Region Undetermined
Ottawa Region Moderate
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region Undetermined
Toronto Region Moderate
Windsor-Sarnia Region Moderate

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour Market Information Survey
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