Job prospects Office Administrative Assistant in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "office administrative assistant" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

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 assistants (NOC 13110) in New Brunswick for the 2025-2027 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.

• Administrative positions are typically entry-level and are found in nearly all industries. 
• New positions frequently become available through staff turnover, including positions that become vacant when employees are promoted. 
• Candidates with strong oral and written communications skills and familiarity with word processing and spreadsheet software packages are the most sought after for this position. However, digital literacy is becoming increasingly important, and knowledge of other software packages or processes may also improve job prospects, depending on the industry. Administrative assistants will be expected to work with new technologies, as they emerge.
• The automation of tasks and the advancement of artificial intelligence may change the role of administrative assistants going forward. 
• Candidates may be required to be bilingual for certain positions. 

Here are some key facts about administrative assistants in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 5,300 people work in this occupation.
• Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 9%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 8%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 8%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 66% of administrative assistants work all year, while 34% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% 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: 27% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 44% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 16% 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

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