Job prospects Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Assistant in Nunavut

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "early childhood educator (ECE) assistant" in Nunavut or Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

The employment outlook will be good for Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214) in Nunavut for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• The number of early childhood educators and assistants in the territory is expected to grow in response to the Canada-wide early learning and child care plan, announced in the 2021 Federal Budget.
• In Nunavut, the Canada-wide early learning and child care agreement will fund the creation of at least 238 new licensed spaces by 2026. This expansion will increase demand for early childhood educators and assistants in the territory.
• Local training opportunities are available. Nunavut Arctic College will offer an early childhood education diploma starting un January 2023. Nunavut Arctic College also offers an early childhood education applied certificate.

Here are some key facts about Early childhood educators and assistants in Nunavut:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Early childhood educators and assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 82%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 16%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 71% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 46% of early childhood educators and assistants work all year, while 54% 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 21 weeks compared to 24 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 7% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 93% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 48% compared to 39% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 19% 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: 19% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to less than 5% for all occupations

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