Job prospects Health Program Operations Manager - Government Services in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration (NOC 40010) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration in British Columbia:

• Approximately 1,150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 53%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 22%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 16%
• 92% of government managers - health and social policy development and program administration work all year, while 8% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 37% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 63% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 9% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 49% compared to 12% for all occupations

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