Job prospects Research Assistant, University in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Post-secondary teaching and research assistants (NOC 41201) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Job growth in this occupation depends on the university student population and educational institution revenues, most of which come from governments.
• With strong population growth in Saskatchewan, sustained investments in education at both the provincial and federal level should support job opportunities for this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Post-secondary teaching and research assistants in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 2,250 people work in this occupation.
• Post-secondary teaching and research assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 83%
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 64% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 36% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 53% of post-secondary teaching and research assistants work all year, while 47% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of post-secondary teaching and research assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 42% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 57% compared to 47% 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 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 34% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 38% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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