Job prospects Child Welfare Social Worker in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Social workers" in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Social workers in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be limited for Social workers (NOC 41300) in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few 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.
Here are some key facts about Social workers in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:
- Approximately 210 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Social workers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 54%
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 31%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 9%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for Social workers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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