Job prospects Educational Assistant in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants (NOC 43100) in Yukon 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 a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

There is strong demand in Yukon for elementary and secondary school teacher assistants in Yukon.  Staffing shortages in the education sector have continued well into fall 2023, especially within rural communities. According to head of the Yukon’s teachers’ union, as of late September, there were still 20 teacher positions left unfilled – with all the open spots in rural schools (Whitehorse Star 2023). 

Here are some key facts about Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants in Yukon:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 51% of elementary and secondary school teacher assistants work all year, while 49% 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 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 22% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 78% compared to 51% 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: 22% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 44% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations

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