Job prospects Companion in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (NOC 44101) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

It is possible to access this occupation without any specific training, but education is increasingly required. Employment trends in this occupation depend mostly on demographic and organizational factors. From a demographic perspective, an aging population significantly contributes to an increase in the number of visiting homemakers and home support workers, since seniors are the main users of these services. From an organizational perspective, the health care network's objective is to reduce hospitalization time and ensure that people who have been hospitalized return home more quickly. This translates into increased demand for home support services.

Here are some key facts about Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 57%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 20%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 9%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 75% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 25% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 57% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• 15% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 10% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 90% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 28% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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