Job prospects Administrative Specialist in the Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Administrative assistants" in the Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Administrative assistants in the Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Administrative assistants (NOC 13110) in the Banff - Jasper - Rocky Mountain House region 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.
The Conference Board of Canada is forecasting Alberta’s real GDP will expand by 2.6% in 2023 before slowing to 1.9% in 2024. Similarly, they are projecting the labour market to cool in late 2023 and into 2024. Higher for longer inflation may also have some firms rethinking expansion resulting in muted employment growth for this occupation.
An aging workforce transitioning to retirement will create vacancies for job seekers.
Here are some key facts about Administrative assistants in the Banff - Jasper - Rocky Mountain House region:
- Approximately 1,660 people work in this occupation.
- Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 17%
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 10%
- Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 9%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 7%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Administrative assistants across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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