Job prospects Trade Development Director in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration (NOC 40011) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Employment in this sector is linked closely to population growth and government spending. Alberta’s 2023 Budget outlines progress towards reducing government spending on public sector compensation, and increases spending modestly over the next three years. Increases of 2.6% in 2024-25 and 1.6% in 2025-26 are budgeted to account for expanding services due to Alberta’s recent population growth.

Here are some key facts about Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration in Alberta:

• Approximately 950 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 45%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 33%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 21%
• 90% of government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration work all year, while 10% 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 50 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 57% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 42% 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: 8% 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: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 46% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 28% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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