Job prospects Mental Health Worker in the Parklands Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Social and community service workers" in the Parklands Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Social and community service workers in the Parklands Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Social and community service workers (NOC 42201) in the Parklands region for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Social and community service workers in the Parklands region:
- Approximately 570 people work in this occupation.
- Social and community service workers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 55%
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 26%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for Social and community service workers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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