Overview
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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.
Job Titles
- Classification clerk – human resources
- Employment clerk
- Human resources assistant
- Human resources clerk
- Labour relations clerk
- Personnel services clerk
- Staffing clerk
- Training clerk
Main 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.
Workplaces
- Personnel departments throughout the private and public sectors
Skills
- Learning and Teaching Strategies
- Monitoring
- Oral Communication: Active Listening
- Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
Abilities
- Speech Clarity
- Near Vision
- Speech Recognition
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Auditory Attention
Personal Attributes
- Adaptability
- Attention to Detail
- Collaboration
- Concern for Others
- Social Orientation
Similar Occupations
- Human resources professionals (11200)
- Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers (12010)
- Human resources and recruitment officers (12101)
- Payroll administrators (13102)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be Moderate for personnel clerks (NOC 14102) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- Not many 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 Personnel clerks in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Personnel clerks mainly work in the following sectors:
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 46%
- Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 17%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 16%
- Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 323-324, 326-327, 331, 334-335, 337, 339): 14%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 7%
- 88% of personnel clerks work all year, while 13% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 28% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 72% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: 15% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor’s degree: 55% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | $20.38 | $27.00 | $38.04 |
| Canada | $21.75 | $27.88 | $38.46 |
Training
| TRAINING PROGRAM | INSTITUTION | CREDENTIAL |
|---|---|---|
| Human Resource Management | Holland College | Certificate |
| Administrative Assistant | Holland College | Certificate |
| Bilingual Administrative Assistant | Collège de l’Île | Certificate |
More Info
View the full occupational profile with details on work characteristics, interests, employment requirements and more on the Occupational and Skills Information System (OaSIS) website.
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