Job prospects Paralegal in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Paralegals and related occupations (NOC 42200) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Paralegals and related occupations in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 600 people work in this occupation.
• Paralegals and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 53%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 27%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 15%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 84% of paralegals and related occupations work all year, while 16% 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 17% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 83% compared to 47% 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: 16% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 18% 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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