Job prospects Companion in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (NOC 44101) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• The growing and aging population will increase demand for workers to provide services to seniors, persons with disabilities, or home care clients.
• Staffing shortages and high turnover persist in Manitoba's home care sector. A free four-week training program introduced early in 2023 cut the vacancy rate for home care workers from 23% to 14% by the end of the year, recruiting 400 new staff. 
• Home care workers were part of a larger group of health care support workers that ratified a new collective agreement in October 2024, including wage increases of 27% over four years. 

Here are some key facts about Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations in Manitoba:

• Approximately 3,450 people work in this occupation.
• Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 43%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 26%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 16%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 65% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 35% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 64% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations work all year, while 36% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 18% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 82% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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