Job prospects General Office Worker in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for General office support workers (NOC 14100) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• General office support workers are employed in many sectors, some of which include public administration, health care, finance, insurance, real estate and rental leasing, and other commercial services.
• Digital transformation initiatives, including the availability of online services, artificial intelligence, and the automation of back-office processes may temper job growth and change some job functions.

Here are some key facts about General office support workers in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• General office support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 44%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 16%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 11%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 61% of general office support workers work all year, while 39% 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 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of general office support workers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% 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: 18% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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