Job prospects Employee Services Officer 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 moderate for Human resources professionals (NOC 11200) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Human resources professionals are employed in a variety of industries, making job prospects both diverse and plentiful.
• Prospects will be greater for experienced specialists and those with knowledge of the business operations of the hiring firm as well as the industry in which it participates.
• Experience with the development of policies and programs will enhance an individual’s job prospects.
• Most employers also require candidates to have knowledge of system applications such as Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) and Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS).
• Opportunities will be greater for those who can speak both English and French, as this role generally requires interacting with people from various backgrounds.

Here are some key facts about Human resources professionals in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 2,400 people work in this occupation.
• Human resources professionals mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 49%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
• 85% of human resources professionals 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.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 27% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 73% 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: 15% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 32% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 37% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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