Job prospects Sustainability Program Coordinator in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41400) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Yukon:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 73%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 15%
• 71% of natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 28% 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 48 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 10% of natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 40% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 60% 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: less than 5% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 31% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 56% compared to 11% for all occupations