Job prospects Parent's Helper in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "parent's helper" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Home child care providers (NOC 44100) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
Not many 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.
Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities may vary depending on the time of the year.

There was strong demand for early childhood educators across the Northwest Territories in 2024.
The Northwest Territories aims to create 300 net new childcare spaces by 2026, which should lead to job growth in this occupation.
In 2024, 14 communities in Northwest Territories did not yet have a licensed child care facility.
The Government of the Northwest Territories offers a free Early Childhood Essentials Course for early childhood educators working in licensed programs.
Diploma programs in Early Childhood Development are offered in the Northwest Territories at Aurora College and at Collège nordique francophone.
Early Learning and Child Care Scholarships are available from the Government of Northwest Territories for students enrolled in a diploma or degree program in early childhood development.

Here are some key facts about Home child care providers in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Home child care providers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): more than 95%
60% of home child care providers work all year, while 40% work only part of the year, compared to 71% 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.
63% of home child care providers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: more than 95% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 43% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 18% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations