Job prospects Group Home Operator in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Social and community service workers (NOC 42201) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

• Increasing demand for child and family supports, homeless shelters, and indigenous community supports should sustain demand for social and community service workers, going forward.
• Must candidates must usually have completed a college or university program in social work, child and youth care, psychology or other social science or health-related discipline. Previous related work or volunteer experience may replace formal education requirements for some jobs.
• Candidates should have good communication skills, as social and community service workers generally work directly with clients during the process of accessing needs and developing plans of action. Experience with documenting and reporting would be an asset as well.
• A criminal background and a vulnerable sector checks are typically required in order to work in this field.

Here are some key facts about Social and community service workers in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 3,050 people work in this occupation.
• Social and community service workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 50%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 18%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 61% of social and community service workers work all year, while 39% 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 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 28% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 72% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 24% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 38% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 24% 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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