Job prospects Program Assistant, Education 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 Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants (NOC 43100) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Most employees within these occupations work at one of the Northwest Territories' 49 schools within its ten education bodies, including the Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest and Yellowknife Catholic Schools.

Here are some key facts about Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 61% of elementary and secondary school teacher assistants work all year, while 39% 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 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 19% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 81% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 15% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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