Job prospects Taxation Service Secretary in Nunavut

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "taxation service secretary" in Nunavut or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Administrative assistants (NOC 13110) in Nunavut for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new 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.

Administrative assistants are employed across all industries in Nunavut. Key employers include public administration, healthcare, and educational institutions.
Job growth for this occupation is closely tied government spending on public administration and on mining and construction-related activities.
Digital transformation initiatives, including the availability of online services, artificial intelligence, and the automation of back-office processes may temper job growth and change some job functions.
Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top four in terms of the number of open positions of all occupations in Nunavut from 2024 to 2045, with 371 expected openings.

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