Job prospects Office Administrative Assistant in Nunavut

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

Job opportunities in Nunavut

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 Nunavut 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Administrative assistants are employed by all industries in Nunavut. The majority of employees in this occupation work in public administration at all levels of government. Employment opportunities for administrative officers are likely to increase over the forecast period due to planned major mining and infrastructure projects. Demand for this occupation will come from the ongoing need for personnel to provide organizational and supervisory supports in offices in these industries.

Here are some key facts about Administrative assistants in Nunavut:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 61%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 15%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 87% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations
• 74% of administrative assistants work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 11% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 89% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 31% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "office administrative assistant" Administrative assistants (NOC 13110) or across Canada.

Learn more