Job prospects Post-secondary Teaching Assistant in the Saint John–St. Stephen Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Post-secondary teaching and research assistants in the Saint John–St. Stephen Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

The employment outlook will be limited for Post-secondary teaching and research assistants (NOC 41201) in the Saint John - St. Stephen region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Recent graduates from fields of study related to this occupation have found it easy to find work.

• Teaching and research assistant positions are typically part-time, spanning a term or the academic year, and filled by students.
• With the exception of smaller satellite campuses, all universities are located in the southern portion of the province and demand is expected to be highest within the province's larger urban centres of Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John.
• Post-secondary teaching and research assistants are generally undergraduate or graduate students.

Here are some key facts about Post-secondary teaching and research assistants in the Saint John - St. Stephen region:

• Approximately 240 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Post-secondary teaching and research assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): more than 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology