Job prospects Spanish Teacher - Secondary School in the Edmonton Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Secondary school teachers in the Edmonton Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be moderate for Secondary school teachers (NOC 41220) in the Edmonton region 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.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Alberta’s government is increasing its investment in the K-12 education system in Budget 2023 by providing $8.8 billion in operating expense in 2023-24 growing to $9.2 billion by 2025-26, an increase of more than $1.8 billion over the next three years. This includes funding to hire up to 3,000 education staff including teachers, educational assistants, bus drivers, and school support staff over the next three years.

Here are some key facts about Secondary school teachers in the Edmonton region:

• Approximately 4,740 people work in this occupation.
• Secondary school teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): more than 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology