Job prospects Director, Family Services - Government Services in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Alberta's population and its proportion of residents aged 65+ are predicted to increase over the next decade, contributing to demand for this occupation.
• Alberta's Budget 2024 allocates $26.2 billion for health services in 2024-25, an increase of $1.1 billion or 4.4% from 2023-24.
• Alberta is in the process of reforming health care services into four separate health agencies, which may have implications for job seekers.

Here are some key facts about Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration in Alberta:

• Approximately 800 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): 65%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 16%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 15%
• 87% of government managers - health and social policy development and program administration work all year, while 13% 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 49 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 31% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 69% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% 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: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 43% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 36% compared to 9% for all occupations

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