Job prospects Administrative Clerk near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be good for General office support workers (NOC 14100) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

General office support workers are employed in many sectors, some of which include public administration, health care,  finance, insurance, real estate and rental leasing, and other commercial services. Job opportunities for this occupation are closely tied to the overall health of Yukon’s economy, which is expected to be strong for the next few years as the population continues to grow. 

Here are some key facts about General office support workers in Yukon:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• General office support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 44%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 16%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 11%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 63% of general office support workers work all year, while 38% 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.
• 7% of general office support workers are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 7% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 93% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology