Job prospects Parent's Helper in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

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 Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities may vary depending on the time of the year.

Demand for this occupation is expected to grow  in response to the planned investment in the 2021 federal budget for a new Canada-wide early learning and child care plan.

Here are some key facts about Home child care providers in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Home child care providers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): more than 95%
• 60% of home child care providers work all year, while 40% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 63% of home child care providers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% 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: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 43% compared to 26% 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: 19% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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