Job prospects Women's Centre Program Supervisor - Social Services in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Social and community service workers (NOC 42201) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 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.

Positions in this occupation can vary significantly in terms of roles and responsibilities, workplace, clientele, compensation, and educational requirements. The demand for this type of work is influenced by demographics and government funding. A growing emphasis on wellness and mental health is expected to increase demand for workers in this occupation. Certain positions have highly irregular hours and may be physically demanding.

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

• Approximately 1,950 people work in this occupation.
• Social and community service workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 44%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 20%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 9%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 72% of social and community service workers work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 23% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 77% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 27% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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