Job prospects Education Program Officer in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41405) in Nunavut 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.

• Most education 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.

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

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 56%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 36%
• 75% of education policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 25% 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 44 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 38% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 63% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 38% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 6% for all occupations

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