Job prospects Administrative Clerks Supervisor in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers (NOC 12010) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• 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 Alberta:

• Approximately 3,900 people work in this occupation.
• Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 23%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 8%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 75% of supervisors, general office and administrative support workers work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of supervisors, general office and administrative support workers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 35% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 65% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 20% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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