Job prospects Assistant Paymaster in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "assistant paymaster" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Payroll administrators (NOC 13102) in Ontario 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.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• Employed across all industries

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Ongoing need for payroll services across businesses and departments will support work in this occupation
• However, greater use of technology and outsourcing of certain payroll services may temper job growth and change some of the job functions

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• Completion of college or industry courses in accounting, bookkeeping or payroll administration may be required
• The Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation from the National Payroll Institute may be an asset in securing employment.

Here are some key facts about Payroll administrators in Ontario:

• Approximately 19,150 people work in this occupation.
• Payroll administrators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services (NAICS 5412): 10%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 6%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 80% of payroll administrators work all year, while 20% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of payroll administrators are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 13% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 87% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 38% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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