Job prospects Secondary School Teacher in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "secondary school teacher" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for secondary school teachers (NOC 41220) in Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
Several positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Most employees within this occupation work at one of the Northwest Territories' 49 schools within its ten education bodies, including the Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest and Yellowknife Catholic Schools.
Schools and education authorities recruit and hire their own employees in Northwest Territories.
A housing shortage, particularly in rural communities, is affecting the territory's ability to recruit and retain qualified teachers.

Here are some key facts about secondary school teachers in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Secondary school teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Educational services (NAICS 61): more than 95%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 95% compared to 88% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 50% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 50% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 7% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 56% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 28% compared to 9% for all occupations

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