Job prospects Office Administrator in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "office administrator" 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 Moderate for administrative officers (NOC 13100) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Base services like administrative services are tied to general economic conditions and business cycle in the province. 
• Job prospects may be limited by weak economic growth expected in 2025 but are likely to improve with stronger growth projected for 2026 and 2027.
• The broader trade dispute environment and heightened uncertainty have weakened business confidence, slowing investment and hiring decisions as businesses evaluate ongoing risks. 
• High labour demand in construction, ambulatory healthcare services, and recent population-driven record enrolment in elementary and secondary schools will likely increase demand for this occupation.

Here are some key facts about administrative officers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 5,350 people work in this occupation.
• Administrative officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 9%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 7%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 5%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 5%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 76% of administrative officers 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 11% of administrative officers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 10% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 90% 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: 30% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% 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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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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