Job prospects Elementary School Principal in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (NOC 40021) in Nunavut for the 2023-2025 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education in Nunavut:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 87% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 13% for all occupations
• 85% of school principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education work all year, while 15% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 52 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 42% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 57% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 42% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 57% compared to 6% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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