Public archive technicians
Public archive technicians assist users in accessing archive resources and describing new acquisitions, participate in archive processing and storage and conduct reference searches.
Good
Market Demand
TEER 2
Skill Level
MB, SK, NS
Top Provinces
What They Do
- Assist in developing inventories, forms and finding aids
- Implement and update classification plans and records scheduling and disposal plans
- Apply standards and policies for storage of records and archival materials
- Codify and classify archival materials
- Put archival materials on microfilm or in databases
- Transfer materials from current to semi-current status or put into permanent storage
- Purge, sort, reduce and sample archives
- Research and retrieve archival materials
- Participate in instructing and assisting users
- Ensure that proper procedures are followed in the use of computerized document management systems.
Qualifications
- checkPublic archive technicians require completion of a college diploma or certificate program in archive and document management technology.
Market Outlook by Province
Manitoba
The employment outlook will be Good for library and public archive technicians (NOC 52100) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.Several 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 library and public archive technicians in Manitoba: Approximately 550 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Library and public archive technicians mainly work in the following sectors: Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 74%Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 17%Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 6% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 79% compared to 81% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 21% compared to 19% for all occupations32% of library and public archive technicians work all year, while 68% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 9% compared to 53% for all occupations Women: 91% compared to 47% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 31% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 39% compared to 17% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 27% compared to 20% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations
Good
Outlook
Saskatchewan
The employment outlook will be Good for library and public archive technicians (NOC 52100) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.Several 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 library and public archive technicians in Saskatchewan: Approximately 600 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Library and public archive technicians mainly work in the following sectors: Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 69%Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 22% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 77% compared to 81% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 23% compared to 19% for all occupations38% of library and public archive technicians work all year, while 63% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 6% compared to 53% for all occupations Women: 94% compared to 47% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 33% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 15% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 42% compared to 17% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 18% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 7% for all occupations
Good
Outlook
Nova Scotia
The employment outlook will be Moderate for library and public archive technicians (NOC 52100) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.Several positions will become available due to retirements.There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about library and public archive technicians in Nova Scotia: Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Library and public archive technicians mainly work in the following sectors: Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 59%Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 21%Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 5% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 77% compared to 82% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 23% compared to 18% for all occupations48% of library and public archive technicians work all year, while 52% 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: 12% compared to 51% for all occupations Women: 88% compared to 49% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 12% compared to 27% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 12% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 22% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 38% compared to 20% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 16% compared to 10% for all occupations
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TEER 2 occupations require college education or apprenticeship training and qualify for Express Entry under the Federal Skilled Worker Program.
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