Job prospects Research Administrator - University Or College in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (NOC 40020) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 43%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 43%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 87% of administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training work all year, while 13% 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 50 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 31% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 69% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 5% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 27% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 49% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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