Job prospects Special Assistant in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Executive assistants (NOC 12100) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Executive assistants are employed by organizations across many industries.
• Executive assistants generally work in direct support of senior management, boards, and committees. These roles usually require initiative, organizational skills, good decision-making and sound judgment, and the ability to co-ordinate multiple schedules.
• As more tasks become automated due to technological advances, the nature of the occupation may change as duties evolve and become increasingly focused on research and coordination with people and managing smaller projects.
• Candidates may also be required to be bilingual for certain positions.

Here are some key facts about Executive assistants in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 700 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Executive assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 16%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 12%
  • Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 8%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 8%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 85% of executive assistants work all year, while 15% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of executive assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 9% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 91% compared to 48% 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: 24% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 39% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 22% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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