Job prospects Executive Assistant near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be good for Executive assistants (NOC 12100) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 Executive assistants in Yukon:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Executive assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 73%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 10%
  • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 8%
• 63% of executive assistants work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 11% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 89% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 35% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology