Executive assistants in Outaouais

The employment outlook will be Moderate for executive assistants (NOC 12100) in the Outaouais region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• 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.

This occupation is found in most industries, but particularly in finance, insurance, public administration and education.

In the last two sectors, there should be low growth at the beginning of the forecast period due to budgetary constraints, which will limit hiring in various levels of government.

However, the digitization of business activities and the change in working methods, such as employees returning in person, flexible work arrangements that increasingly require days in the office and the geographic dispersion of work teams, should benefit this occupational group. The need to coordinate teams in a virtual environment will remain important, which will be an asset for this occupation.

Here are some key facts about executive assistants in the Outaouais region:

• Approximately 1,840 people work in this occupation.
• Executive assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 69%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 6%