Post-secondary teaching and research assistants

NOC

41201

assist university professors and college faculty members in teaching and research activities at universities and colleges.

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Full NOC Description

Post-secondary teaching and research assistants assist university professors, community college and CEGEP teachers and other faculty members in teaching and research activities at universities and colleges.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Post-secondary teaching assistants

Organize reference materials, visual aids and other materials as required by university professors or college teachers for lectures

Conduct seminars, discussion groups and laboratory sessions to supplement lectures

Assist in the preparation and administration of examinations

Grade examinations, term papers and laboratory reports.

Research assistants

Conduct literature reviews, surveys, laboratory experiments and other research for use in scholarly publications

Compile research results and assist professors in the analysis of results and the preparation of journal articles or papers.

Post-secondary teaching and research assistants specialize in a subject matter based on their field of study.

Also Known As

college laboratory assistant
college teaching assistant
graduate assistant - university
post-secondary research assistant
university research assistant

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Enrolment in, or completion of, a university or college program is 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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61.3%

Female

38.7%

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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39.8%

15-24

35.1%

25-34

9.5%

35-44

8.1%

45-54

7.6%

55-64

0.0%

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

21.2%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.5%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

9.4%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

68.9%

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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93.8%

Educational services

3.3%

Professional, scientific and technical services

N/A

2.8%

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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4.30%

Northeast

30.80%

Southeast

19.00%

Southwest

44.10%

Central

1.90%

Northwest

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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N/A

Northeast

$53,000

Southeast

$48,000

Southwest

$44,400

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

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.

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.

Employment Outlook

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