Job prospects Child-care Centre Administrator in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Managers in social, community and correctional services (NOC 40030) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 Managers in social, community and correctional services in British Columbia:

• Approximately 6,450 people work in this occupation.
• Managers in social, community and correctional services mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 57%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 13%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 79% of managers in social, community and correctional services work all year, while 21% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 24% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 76% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 12% for all occupations

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