Job prospects Administrative Assistant in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "administrative assistant" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for administrative assistants (NOC 13110) in Alberta for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Changes in technology, including the availability of online services, artificial intelligence, and the automation of back-office processes, may slow down job growth and change some job roles.

Here are some key facts about administrative assistants in Alberta:

• Approximately 26,500 people work in this occupation.
• Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 10%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 7%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 77% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 23% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 61% of administrative assistants work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 5% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 95% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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