Job prospects Employment Counsellor 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 moderate for Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) (NOC 41321) in Manitoba 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• A growing number of newcomers to Manitoba will require employment counselling for integration into the labour market. Manitoba increased the capacity of its provincial nominee program significantly in 2023, adding 3,175 nomination spaces for a total of 9,500.
• The provincial government increased spending on integration supports for newcomers to $7.1M in 2023-2024, up from $5.1M the previous year. The Province cites attracting immigrants to Manitoba as a key pillar in its post-pandemic economic recovery.

Here are some key facts about Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) in Manitoba:

• Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 31%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 23%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 17%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 11%
• 74% of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) work all year, while 26% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 5% of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 27% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 73% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 6% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 48% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 11% compared to 8% for all occupations

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