Job prospects Corporate Finance Legal Assistant in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Legal administrative assistants (NOC 13111) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 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.

• Sustained employment in the legal industry along with an aging workforce will likely support job opportunities in this occupation.
• Some opportunities may arise as assistants move into other law professions, such as paralegals, with additional training.

Here are some key facts about Legal administrative assistants in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 1,450 people work in this occupation.
• Legal administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Legal services (NAICS 5411): 82%
  • Real Estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53): 7%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 76% of legal administrative assistants work all year, while 24% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of legal administrative assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 7% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 93% compared to 47% 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: 27% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 23% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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