Job prospects Executive Assistant near Iqaluit (NU)

The employment outlook will be moderate for Executive assistants (NOC 12100) in Nunavut 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.

Here are some key facts about Executive assistants in Nunavut:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Executive assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 73%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 10%
  • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 87% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 13% for all occupations
• 57% of executive assistants work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 20% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 80% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 17% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 17% compared to 6% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology