Job prospects Support Services Assistant - Medical in Nunavut

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "support services assistant - medical" in Nunavut or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 33102) in Nunavut for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Housing shortages and high travel costs make the recruitment and retention of healthcare staff in Nunavut challenging.
Staffing shortages created periodic disruptions in health care services throughout Nunavut in 2024.
The Canada-Nunavut agreement to Work Together to Improve Health Care for Canadians (2023-24 to 2025-26) acknowledges the unique challenges associated with meeting the health care needs of this territory and includes initiatives such as support for a health care recruitment campaign.

Here are some key facts about Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates in Nunavut:

Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates mainly work in the following sectors:
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 79%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 17%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 82% compared to 87% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 18% compared to 13% for all occupations
71% of nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 8% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 92% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 57% compared to 37% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 15% 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 6% for all occupations