Job prospects Book Editor in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "book editor" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

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.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Good for editors (NOC 51110) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 editors in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Editors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 51%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 15%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 12%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 10%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 62% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 38% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 59% of editors work all year, while 41% 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 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 54% of editors are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 49% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 51% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 9% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 42% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 33% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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