Personnel Clerks

National Occupational Classification (NOC): 14102

Fast Facts

  • Average Pay: N/A
  • Future Growth: N/A
  • Skill Level: N/A
  • Employment Size: N/A
  • Unemployment: N/A
  • Full-time Share: N/A

Sample Job Titles

  • Classification clerk - human resources
  • Employment clerk
  • Human resources assistant
  • Human resources clerk
  • Identification clerk
  • Labour relations clerk
  • Personnel services clerk
  • Staffing clerk
  • Training clerk


What do personnel clerks do?

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.

Personnel clerks perform 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.

Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada

 

Personnel clerks work in the following subsectors (NAICS) in Newfoundland and Labrador:

  • 911   Federal government public administration
  • 561   Administrative and support services
  • 622   Hospitals
  • 912   Provincial and territorial public administration
  • 541   Professional, scientific and technical services
  • 611   Educational services
  • 913   Local, municipal and regional public administration
  • 914   Aboriginal public administration

Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada

 

Short and Long Term Occupational Projections

Short Term Projections for 2023-2025

The employment outlook will be moderate for personnel clerks in Newfoundland and Labrador (rating of 3 out of 5) for the 2023-2025 period.

Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada

 

Long Term Projections for 2023-2032

Personnel clerks belong to the broader occupational group 14101-14103 (Other administration occupations). This group is forecast to be tightening (rating of 2.6 out of 4) over the next several years, meaning new labour supply will be required to meet anticipated job openings.

Source: Department of Finance, Occupation Projections (Summer 2023)

 

Number of Job Postings: in 2023

During 2023, there were 64 public job postings for this occupation, with the following distribution:

Avalon:  63% Western:  6%
Eastern:  8% Labrador:  11%
Central:  11% NL-unspecified:  2%

Source: Lightcast (note: data used in this analysis reflects new unique monthly postings which are totaled for the calendar year)



Who works as personnel clerks in Newfoundland and Labrador?

During the reference week of May 2021, there were approximately 135 people working in this occupation in Newfoundland and Labrador. 19% of those employed were Male+ and 81% of those employed were Female+.

Here is the age group breakdown for this group of workers:

15 to 24 25 to 54 55 to 64 65+
19% 81% 0% 0%

Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada

 

How much do personnel clerks make?

Annual Earnings

The median employment income for all personnel clerks in the reference year 2020 (140 workers in total, including those working part-time and full-time, as well as part-year and full-year) was $49,600.

Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada

 

Hourly Earnings

Salary information for personnel clerks in Newfoundland and Labrador is as follows:

Low ($/hour) Median ($/hour) High ($/hour)
Newfoundland and Labrador $18.70 $27.00 $33.65

 

The following low, median, and high wages are for Canada:

Low ($/hour) Median ($/hour) High ($/hour)
$20.00 $25.42 $33.67

Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada

 

Most Frequently Sought Skills from Job Postings (2023)

  • Human Resource Management
  • Administrative Support
  • Human Resources Information System(HRIS)
  • Talent Recruitment
  • Labor Relations
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Relations
  • Benefits Administration
  • MEDITECH EHR
  • Talent Management

Source: Lightcast



What training is required?

  • 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.
  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
  • Progression to officer level positions is possible with additional training and experience.

Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada

* Find public and private education, training and skills development opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador here.

 

Links