General office support workers in Red Deer

The employment outlook will be Limited for general office support workers (NOC 14100) in the Red Deer region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• General office support workers are employed across all industries, though demand for this occupation is driven by hospital and public administration budgets.
• Key trends for this occupation include the use of advanced software and automation which may result in more complex tasks and fewer positions in the future.

Here are some key facts about general office support workers in the Red Deer region:

• Approximately 1,200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• General office support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 33%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 7%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 6%