Job prospects Paralegal in New Brunswick
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Job opportunities in New Brunswick
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Paralegals and related occupations (NOC 42200) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Not many 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 Paralegals and related occupations in New Brunswick:
- Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Paralegals and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 52%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 26%
- Legal services (NAICS 5411): 17%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 89% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 11% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 63% of paralegals and related occupations work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 11% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 89% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 47% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 22% compared to 16% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 7% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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