Job prospects Department Chief, 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 very good for Managers in social, community and correctional services (NOC 40030) 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.
• Several 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 Managers in social, community and correctional services in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Managers in social, community and correctional services mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 48%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 12%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 11%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 10%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 80% of managers in social, community and correctional services work all year, while 20% 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 47 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 34% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 66% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 9% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 31% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 21% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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