Job prospects Vice-provost - Academic Affairs 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 good for Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training (NOC 40020) in Alberta 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 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training in Alberta:

• Approximately 2,450 people work in this occupation.
• Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 56%
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 27%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 8%
• 82% of administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training work all year, while 18% 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 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 33% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 67% 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: 9% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 46% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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