Job prospects Labour Organization Liaison Officer in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Human resources professionals (NOC 11200) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Specialists in human resources are employed in a variety of industries. Many in this occupation can be found in public administration, across all levels of government, in management consulting services, and working at financial institutions and manufacturing firms.

Job prospects will be enhanced for experienced specialists and those with knowledge of the business operations specific to the firm and industry providing employment. The Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation is an asset in securing work and for career progression in this field. Most employers also require individuals with knowledge of applications such as the Human Resources Information System.

Here are some key facts about Human resources professionals in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 600 people work in this occupation.
• Human resources professionals mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 50%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 9%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 8%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 7%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 78% of human resources professionals work all year, while 22% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 24% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 76% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 55% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 8% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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