Job prospects Social Assistance Advisor in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41403) in Nunavut for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.

Most social policy researchers, consultants and program officers are employed within the public administration sector. Demand for this occupation is closely tied to government expenditures in the public administration sector., which should be moderate in for the short to medium term. 

Here are some key facts about Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Nunavut:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 83%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 6%
• 83% of social policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 17% 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 47 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 33% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 67% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 15% compared to 6% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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