Job prospects Consultant, Social Services Planning in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41403) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers in British Columbia:

• Approximately 8,600 people work in this occupation.
• Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Legal services (NAICS 5411): 24%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 20%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 14%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 11%
  • 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: 87% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 72% of social policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 20% of social policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 32% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 68% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 6% compared to 28% 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: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 40% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 36% compared to 12% for all occupations

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