Job prospects Psychiatric Social Worker in Yukon

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "psychiatric social worker" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Social workers (NOC 41300) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Demand for this occupation should be strong in the Yukon from 2024 to 2026 due to continued rapid population growth and funding for social programs.
For example, the Government of Yukon's Budget 2024–25 contains over $15 million in new funding to address the Substance Use Health Emergency as well as programs to help prevent homelessness for women and children escaping gender-based violence. These social programs will bolster employment opportunities for social workers.
Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top thirty in terms of open positions of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.

Here are some key facts about Social workers in Yukon:

Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Social workers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 59%
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 34%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
78% of social workers work all year, while 23% 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 47 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 27% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 73% compared to 51% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: 74% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 24% compared to 11% for all occupations