Job prospects Salary Administration Officer in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "salary administration officer" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Payroll administrators (NOC 13102) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Several positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Payroll administrators are employed across nearly all industries in the Northwest Territories.
Digital transformation initiatives, including the availability of online services, artificial intelligence, and the automation of back-office processes may temper job growth and change some job functions.

Here are some key facts about Payroll administrators in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Payroll administrators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 59%
- Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 12%
- Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 10%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 88% compared to 88% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
75% of payroll administrators work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
13% of payroll administrators are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 18% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 82% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 56% compared to 18% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a