Job prospects Social Services Director in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "social services director" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Managers in social, community and correctional services (NOC 40030) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Managers in social, community and correctional services in Ontario:

• Approximately 13,500 people work in this occupation.
• Managers in social, community and correctional services mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 41%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 18%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 81% of managers in social, community and correctional services work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 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 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 32% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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