Job prospects Meals-on-wheels Worker in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

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 Nunavut for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

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

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Social and community service workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 49%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 43%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 87% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 13% for all occupations
• 77% of social and community service workers work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 25% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 75% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 33% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 6% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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