Job prospects Executive Assistant in Yukon

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

Job opportunities in Yukon

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.

Good

The employment outlook will be Good for executive assistants (NOC 12100) in Yukon for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small 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 executive assistants in Yukon:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Executive assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 73%
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 10%
- Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 8%
63% of executive assistants work all year, while 37% 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 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 11% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 89% compared to 51% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 35% compared to 20% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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