Job prospects Clerk, General Office in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "General office support workers" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for General office support workers in the Lower Mainland–Southwest 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 good for General office support workers (NOC 14100) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 General office support workers in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:
- Approximately 17,470 people work in this occupation.
- General office support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 22%
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 9%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 8%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 8%
- Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 7%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for General office support workers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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