Job prospects Personal Support Worker - Home Support in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations (NOC 4412) in Nunavut for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations in Nunavut:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 56%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 14%
  • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 9%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 6%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 72% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 49% of home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations work all year, while 51% work only part of the year, compared to 57% and 42% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 22 weeks compared to 24 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 9% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 91% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 65% compared to 39% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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