Job prospects Operations Supervisor in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers (NOC 12010) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 750 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 13%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 11%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 10%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 10%
  • Postal service, couriers and messengers (NAICS 491, 492): 8%
• 66% of supervisors, general office and administrative support workers work all year, while 34% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 51% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 49% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 52% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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