Job prospects Placement Officer - Human Resources in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Human resources and recruitment officers (NOC 12101) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Recent graduates from fields of study related to this occupation have found it difficult to find work.

Here are some key facts about Human resources and recruitment officers in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 750 people work in this occupation.
• Human resources and recruitment officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 15%
  • Other management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56 except 5614): 10%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 8%
  • Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 6%
  • Business support services (NAICS 5614): 5%
• 69% of human resources and recruitment officers work all year, while 31% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of human resources and recruitment officers are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 27% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 73% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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