Job prospects Benefits Manager in Canada

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Human resources managers (NOC 10011) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Human resources managers in Alberta:

  • Approximately 4,500 people work in this occupation.
  • Human resources managers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 10%
    • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 6%
    • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 6%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%
  • 82% of human resources managers work all year, while 18% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 36% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 64% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 21% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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What percentage of people in this occupation are self-employed?

The data from the Labour Force Survey (2015) regarding the proportion of people in this occupation who were self-employed are not sufficiently reliable to be published.

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What proportion of people in this occupation work full-time?

According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, 98% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.

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What is the proportion of women working in this occupation?

According to the National Household Survey (2011), in Canada, women represented 64% of workers in this occupation compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.

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What percentage of people in this occupation are members of a union?

This occupation (Human resources managers) is part of a larger group called Administrative services managers (NOC 011). According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, the unionization rate for this group was 9%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.

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