Job prospects Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Assistant near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be very good for Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for child care workers is expected to grow from 2024 to 2026 due to increasing demand for child care spaces within the territory.
• The Government of Yukon's 2024-25 fiscal budget includes $42.5 million in funding for early learning and childcare programs and aims to create 110 new child care spaces in the territory by 2026.
• Early childhood educators and assistants can complete early learning coursework at Yukon University or elsewhere. They can apply for certification through the Government of Yukon.
• Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top twenty in terms of openings of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.

Here are some key facts about Early childhood educators and assistants in Yukon:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Early childhood educators and assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 79%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 15%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 49% of early childhood educators and assistants work all year, while 51% 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 41 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 9% of early childhood educators and assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 11% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 89% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 26% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology