Job prospects Medical Social Worker in the North Central Region

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Social workers in the North Central Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

The employment outlook will be moderate for Social workers (NOC 41300) in the North Central region 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Social workers in the North Central region:

• Social workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 47%
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 21%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 8%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 7%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology