Job prospects Office Receptionist in Yukon

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "office receptionist" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Receptionists (NOC 14101) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Receptionists are employed across the Yukon's industries. Most opportunities within this occupation are in the Yukon's healthcare and social assistance industry, such as in offices of physicians, dentists, and other health practitioners.
Advancements in technology, including automated telephone answering services, may limit employment for this occupation, particularly for telephone operators included in this group.
Looking beyond the forecast period, The Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that these occupations will be in the top forty in terms of job openings of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.

Here are some key facts about Receptionists in Yukon:

Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Receptionists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 37%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 35%
- Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 8%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 6%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 83% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 17% compared to 16% for all occupations
56% of receptionists work all year, while 44% 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 41 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 8% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 93% compared to 51% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 21% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 20% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations