Job prospects Social Aid Officer in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Social and community service workers (NOC 42201) in Alberta 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Employment opportunities for this occupation depends mainly on government funding and population demographics. 
• The Alberta government's Budget 2024 added $1.55 billion for its Alberta Recovery Model, this funding will support employment opportunities with a focus on delivering mental health and addiction services. 
• Alberta's 2024 Budget also includes funding to support vulnerable people, including women's and homeless shelters. 
• Demand for community integration services may affect the outlook for this occupation.  

Here are some key facts about Social and community service workers in Alberta:

• Approximately 16,600 people work in this occupation.
• Social and community service workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 47%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 23%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 63% of social and community service workers work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 24% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 76% compared to 47% 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: 20% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 9% for all occupations

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