General office support workers in Kootenay

The employment outlook will be Moderate for general office support workers (NOC 14100) in the Kootenay 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

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

• Approximately 740 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): 26%
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 12%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 10%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 6%
  • Management and Administrative Services (NAICS 55-56): 5%