Job prospects Youth Worker - Social Services in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Social and community service workers (NOC 42201) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.

• Demand for this occupation should be strong in the Yukon from 2024 to 2026 due to continued rapid population growth and funding for social programs.
• The Government of Yukon's Budget 2024–25 contains over $15 million in new funding to address the Substance Use Health Emergency as well as programs to help prevent homelessness for women and children escaping gender-based violence. These social programs will bolster employment opportunities for social and community service workers.
• Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top five in terms of openings of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.

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

• Approximately 450 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: 83% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 67% of social and community service workers work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 30% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 70% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 20% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 11% for all occupations

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