Job prospects Community And Social Services Worker in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "community and social services worker" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

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 social and community service workers (NOC 42201) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by the province's growing and aging population who need social assistance services, and an increasing array of complex social, health and livability issues which require support, advocacy and resources. Funding for positions is generally through provincial and federal budget allocations.
• This occupation differs from social workers in its focus on administering programs, providing support and connecting clients with services.
• Key trends for this occupation are the use of telehealth and virtual platforms for therapy and counseling in underserved areas, digital case management tools for scheduling, documentation, and tracking progress, cultural competence to service diverse client populations, and collaboration with businesses, schools and government agencies for comprehensive services.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Winnipeg, Parklands, North and Interlake regions.

Here are some key facts about social and community service workers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 7,450 people work in this occupation.
• Social and community service workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 46%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 20%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 6%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 6%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 68% of social and community service workers work all year, while 32% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 30% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 70% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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