Job prospects Administrative Assistant in the Northwest Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Administrative assistants" in the Northwest Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
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.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Administrative assistants in the Northwest Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Moderate for administrative assistants (NOC 13110) in the Northwest region 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.
Here are some key facts about administrative assistants in the Northwest region:
- Approximately 1,600 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 21%
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 11%
- Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 10%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 8%
- Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 7%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Administrative assistants across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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