Job prospects Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Assistant in the Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Early childhood educators and assistants" in the Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region or Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Note: These outlooks are based on the 2016 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). Learn more about our methodology.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2019-2021), the labour market was balanced for Early childhood educators and assistants in the Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214) in the Stratford - Bruce Peninsula region 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.

Here are some key facts about Early childhood educators and assistants in the Stratford - Bruce Peninsula region:

  • Approximately 1,020 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
  • Early childhood educators and assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 82%
    • Educational services (NAICS 61): 14%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Early childhood educators and assistants across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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