Job prospects Parent's Helper in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Home child care providers (NOC 44100) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Home child care providers in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 1,000 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Home child care providers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 65%
  • Private households (NAICS 814): 31%
• 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
• 41% of home child care providers work all year, while 59% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 55% of home child care providers are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 18% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 43% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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