Job prospects Registered Social Worker in Nunavut

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

Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

The 2024-25 territorial budget for Family Services includes $3.1 million to fund 31 new positions and hire more workers to protect children in Nunavut.
Local training is available for this occupation. Nunavut Arctic College offers a Bachelor of Social Work program. The 2024-25 territorial budget includes an additional $1.1 million in funding for Nunavut Arctic College to expand this program.
Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top 20 in terms of all open positions in Nunavut from 2024 to 2045.

Here are some key facts about Social workers in Nunavut:

Approximately 50 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 gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 22% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 78% 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: 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: 56% compared to 10% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 22% compared to 6% for all occupations