Job prospects Payroll Clerk in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Payroll administrators (NOC 13102) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Payroll administrators are employed across nearly all industries in the Northwest Territories.
• Digital transformation initiatives, including the availability of online services, artificial intelligence, and the automation of back-office processes may temper job growth and change some job functions.

Here are some key facts about Payroll administrators in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Payroll administrators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 59%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 12%
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 75% of payroll administrators work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 13% of payroll administrators are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 18% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 82% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 56% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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