Job prospects Home Support Worker in Yukon
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Job opportunities in Yukon
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (NOC 44101) in Yukon 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations in Yukon:
- Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 68%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 28%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 71% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 28% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 67% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations work all year, while 33% 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 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 13% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 87% compared to 51% 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: 24% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 30% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 20% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
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