Job prospects Daycare Director in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Managers in social, community and correctional services (NOC 40030) in Ontario 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.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Managers in social, community and correctional services in Ontario:

  • Approximately 13,500 people work in this occupation.
  • Managers in social, community and correctional services mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 41%
    • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 18%
    • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 12%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 81% of managers in social, community and correctional services work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 24% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 76% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 32% compared to 24% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region Very good
Kingston–Pembroke Region Very good
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region Very good
London Region Very good
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region Very good
Northeast Region Very good
Northwest Region Very good
Ottawa Region Very good
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region Very good
Toronto Region Very good
Windsor-Sarnia Region Very good

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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