Job prospects Corporate Secretary in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Executive assistants (NOC 12100) in Prince Edward Island 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Executive assistants are employed by organizations across a variety of industries. Many executive assistants work in direct support of senior management, boards and committees in roles that require initiative, good decision-making and sound judgment, and the ability to co-ordinate multiple schedules. As more tasks become automated due to technological advances, the nature of the occupation may change and duties may become more focused on research and coordination with people and managing smaller projects.

Candidates with prior administrative experience, strong oral and written communications skills, and knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite are the most sought after in this labour market.

Here are some key facts about Executive assistants in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Executive assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 39%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 28%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 14%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 7%
  • Insurance Carriers and related activities (NAICS 524, 526): 5%
• 70% of executive assistants work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 12% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 88% 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: 18% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 44% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 32% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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