Job prospects Remittance Accounts Clerk in Alberta
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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Accounting and related clerks (NOC 14200) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 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.
- As accounting and related clerks are employed across most industries, opportunities should be relatively consistent over the forecast period.
- Alberta's population growth should improve the demand for this occupation. However, employment opportunities remain sensitive to economic conditions within the province.
- Growth in key industries (particularly in manufacturing and transportation and warehousing,) will increase demand for this occupation.
- Employment opportunities may be constrained by ongoing digital transformation initiatives, including the availability of online services, artificial intelligence, and the automation of back-office processes.
Here are some key facts about Accounting and related clerks in Alberta:
- Approximately 17,650 people work in this occupation.
- Accounting and related clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
- Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services (NAICS 5412): 16%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 11%
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 9%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 83% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 17% compared to 20% for all occupations
- 71% of accounting and related clerks work all year, while 28% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 10% of accounting and related clerks are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 16% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 84% 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: 35% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 21% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
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