Job prospects Program Coordinator - Education in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "program coordinator - education" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for education policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41405) in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several 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 education policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Ontario:

• Approximately 13,000 people work in this occupation.
• Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 22%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 18%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 17%
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 9%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 68% of education policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 32% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 15% of education policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 26% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 74% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 6% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 37% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 44% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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