Job prospects Social Worker in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Social workers" in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Social workers in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Social workers (NOC 41300) in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Not many 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 Social workers in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region:
- Approximately 2,810 people work in this occupation.
- Social workers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 53%
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 21%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 7%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 6%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Social workers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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