Job prospects Documentation Clerk in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks (NOC 14301) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 23%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 21%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 17%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 7%
  • Postal service, couriers and messengers (NAICS 491, 492): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 75% of correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% 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 correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 13% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 87% compared to 48% 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: 31% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 7% for all occupations

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