National Occupational Classification (NOC): 41201
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Sample Job Titles
- College laboratory assistant
- College teaching assistant
- Discussion group leader - post-secondary teaching assistant
- Graduate assistant – university
- Laboratory demonstrator - post-secondary teaching assistant
- Post-secondary research assistant
- Research assistant, university
- University research assistant
- University teaching assistant
What do post-secondary teaching and research assistants do?
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.
Post-secondary teaching assistants perform some or all of the following duties:
- 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 perform some or all of the following duties:
- 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.
Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants work in the following subsectors (NAICS) in Newfoundland and Labrador:
- 611 Educational services
- 541 Professional, scientific and technical services
- 911 Federal government 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 post-secondary teaching and research assistants 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
The outlook for post-secondary teaching and research assistants is forecast to be balanced (rating of 1.6 out of 4) over the next several years, meaning anticipated labour supply will meet anticipated job openings.
Source: Department of Finance, Occupation Projections (Summer 2023)
Number of Job Postings in 2023
During 2023, there were 9 public job postings for this occupation, with the following distribution:
| Avalon: 78% | Western: 11% |
| Eastern: 0% | Labrador: 0% |
| Central: 0% | NL-unspecified: 11% |
Source: Lightcast (note: data used in this analysis reflects new unique monthly postings which are totaled for the calendar year)
Who works as post-secondary teaching and research assistants in Newfoundland and Labrador?
During the reference week of May 2021, there were approximately 900 people working in this occupation in Newfoundland and Labrador. 44% of those employed were Male+ and 56% 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+ |
| 26% | 67% | 7% | 1% |
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada
How much do post-secondary teaching and research assistants make?
Annual Earnings
The median employment income for all post-secondary teaching and research assistants in the reference year 2020 (1,200 workers in total, including those working part-time and full-time, as well as part-year and full-year) was $10,200.
Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada
Hourly Earnings
Salary information for post-secondary teaching and research assistants in Newfoundland and Labrador is as follows:
| Low ($/hour) | Median ($/hour) | High ($/hour) | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $15.60 | $22.22 | $42.31 |
The following low, median, and high wages are for Canada:
| Low ($/hour) | Median ($/hour) | High ($/hour) |
| $14.84 | $25.48 | $47.12 |
Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada
Most Frequently Sought Skills from Job Postings (2023)
- Health Research
- SPSS (Statistical Software)
- Epidemiology
- Secondary Research
- Health Sciences
- Quantitative Research
- Statistical Software
- Microsoft Access
- Medical Research
- Clinical Trials
Source: Lightcast
What training is required?
- Enrolment in a university or college program.
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
- National Occupational Classification
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
- Job Bank – Explore Careers by Occupation
- Department of Finance – Occupation Projections
- Statistics Canada – Census 2021
- Percentages for some occupations may not equal 100% due to Statistics Canada’s use of random rounding procedures for subcategories of age (a confidentiality procedure used to prevent the possibility of associating statistical data with any identifiable individual).