Personnel clerks

Personnel clerks

NOC
14102

assist personnel officers and human resources specialists and process information relating to staffing, recruitment, training, labour relations and performance evaluations.

Quick facts

3-Year Outlook

Undetermined
Undetermined

3-Year Job Openings

23
 

Median Hourly Wage

$23.63
$16.83
Low
$31.79
High

Average Salary

$57,000
 

Typically Required

College or apprenticeship

Employed

188
 
Job details

Full NOC Description

Personnel clerks assist personnel officers and human resources specialists and compile, maintain and process information relating to staffing, recruitment, training, labour relations, performance evaluations and classifications. They are employed in personnel departments throughout the private and public sectors.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Process, verify and register documentation relating to personnel activities such as staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations and classifications
  • Maintain and update manual and computerized filing and registration systems, and compile and prepare reports and documents relating to personnel activities
  • Respond to telephone and written enquiries from staff and the general public regarding personnel matters
  • Arrange for advertising or posting of job vacancies, assist in screening and rating of job applicants, and conduct reference checks
  • Administer and score employment tests, such as keyboarding and proofreading tests
  • Arrange for in-house and external training activities.
  • Also Known As

    • classification clerk - human resources
    • employment clerk
    • human resources assistant
    • human resources clerk
    • labour relations clerk
    • personnel services clerk
    • staffing clerk
    • training clerk
    Requirements

    Employment Requirements

    Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of college or other courses in personnel administration may be required.
  • Some clerical experience may be required.
  • Provincial Regulation

    Not Provincially Regulated

    Employment by Sex

    The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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    88.1%
    Female
    11.9%
    Male
    Employment by age

    The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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    17.1%
    15-24
    14.6%
    25-34
    24.4%
    35-44
    29.3%
    45-54
    9.8%
    55-64
    4.9%
    65+
    Employment by highest level of education

    The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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    0.0%
    No Certificate, Diploma or Degree
    19.5%
    High School, Diploma or Equivalent
    0.0%
    Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
    0.0%
    College or University Below Bachelor Level
    31.7%
    University - Bachelor Level or Above
    Employment by Industry

    The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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    46.3%
    Public administration
    14.6%
    Health care and social assistance
    12.2%
    Educational services
    26.8%
    All Other Industries
    Employment by Economic Regions

    The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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    24.40%
    Northeast
    36.60%
    Southeast
    14.60%
    Southwest
    19.50%
    Central
    N/A
    Northwest
    Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

    Economic Regions

    The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

    Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

    The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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    No Data Available
    Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

    Economic Regions

    The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

    Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

    The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

    Northeast

    $26.26
    $17.51
    Low
    $32.08
    High

    Southeast

    $24.82
    $18.19
    Low
    $31.26
    High
    No Data Available

    Central

    $23.34
    $16.26
    Low
    $27.84
    High
    No Data Available
    Salary

    The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

    New Brunswick

    $57,000

    Newfoundland

    $52,000

    Prince Edward Island

    $54,000

    Nova Scotia

    $58,400

    Canada

    $60,900
    Employment Outlook

    The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

    Three Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 3-Year

    23
     

    New Jobs: 3-Year

    11
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

    12
     

    Ten Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 10-Year

    65
     

    New Jobs: 10-Year

    25
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

    40