Job prospects Personal Support Worker - Home Support in Nunavut

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "personal support worker - home support" 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 Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (NOC 44101) 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.

On March 5, 2024, the federal government announced that through the Aging with Dignity Agreement, the Government of Canada will provide more than $12 million to support Nunavut's five-year action plan to age with dignity close to home. This will include plans to recruit and train additional staff, focusing on Inuit hires, and increasing service hours for home care.
Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top 20 in terms of all open positions in Nunavut from 2024 to 2045.

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

Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 68%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 28%
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 17% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 83% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 56% compared to 37% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 22% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 15% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a