Job prospects Office Administrative Assistant in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "office administrative assistant" in Newfoundland and Labrador or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Administrative assistants (NOC 13110) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Knowledge of certain software programs and industry characteristics may be required in some industries. The software-based automation of certain clerical tasks may result in fewer positions. Employers tend to seek administrative assistants who can learn new software quickly, and have advanced computing knowledge of databases, spreadsheets, word processing, and setting up power point presentations. The requirement for candidates with industry experience and strong organizational and time-management skills is also common.

Here are some key facts about Administrative assistants in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 1,950 people work in this occupation.
• Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 20%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 9%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 9%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 7%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 66% of administrative assistants work all year, while 34% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 49% 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: 18% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 54% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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