Job prospects Regional Administrator, Social Services in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "regional administrator, social services" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

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 Good for managers in social, community and correctional services (NOC 40030) in Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Most correctional services managers in this occupational grouping in the Northwest Territories work at the North Slave Correctional Complex in Yellowknife, the South Mackenzie Correctional Centre in Hay River or the Fort Smith Correctional Complex.
• The men's unit at the Fort Smith Correctional Complex will be closed at the end of fiscal year 2024-2025. This planned closure will impact employees in this occupation.
• The crime rate per 100,000 people in the Northwest Territories was the highest in Canada in 2024 (Statistics Canada, 2025. Table: 35-10-0177-01), making corrections a significant issue in the territory.

Here are some key facts about managers in social, community and correctional services in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Managers in social, community and correctional services mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 47%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 42%
• 91% of managers in social, community and correctional services work all year, while 9% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 44 weeks 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: 15% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 19% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% compared to 9% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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