Administrative assistants in Côte-Nord

The employment outlook will be Moderate for administrative assistants (NOC 13110) in the Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec regions 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

This occupation is found in all sectors of economic activity, but particularly in services.

In the medium term, it should benefit from projected growth in construction, healthcare, and education. However, job growth in the latter two sectors is expected to be more moderate at the beginning of the forecast period due to budgetary constraints limiting the hiring of administrative staff in the Quebec public administration.

However, the digitization of business activities, as well as changes in working methods, such as flexible working arrangements, the return of employees to the office and the geographical distribution of work teams, should support demand for this occupational group. The need to coordinate work teams in a virtual environment will remain important, which will also be an asset for this occupation.

Here are some key facts about administrative assistants in the Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec regions:

• Approximately 1,320 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 10%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 8%
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 7%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 7%