General office support workers in Kitchener - Waterloo - Barrie

The employment outlook will be Moderate for general office support workers (NOC 14100) in the Kitchener - Waterloo - Barrie region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about general office support workers in the Kitchener - Waterloo - Barrie region:

• Approximately 5,010 people work in this occupation.
• General office support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 17%
  • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 8%
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 8%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 7%