Job prospects Payroll Officer in Yukon

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "payroll officer" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Payroll administrators (NOC 13102) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Payroll administrators in Yukon:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Payroll administrators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 59%
- Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 12%
- Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 10%
81% of payroll administrators work all year, while 19% 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 49 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 22% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 78% compared to 51% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 12% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 24% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a