Job prospects Personal Assistant - Home Care 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 good for Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (NOC 44101) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- An ageing population will continue to drive demand for homecare services, as is a rising emphasis on providing health services at home rather than in a hospital setting.
- A valid driver's license is typically required as workers will commute to various places to provide care.
- First Aid and C.P.R. training are generally required.
- Hours may be irregular.
Here are some key facts about Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations in New Brunswick:
- Approximately 2,400 people work in this occupation.
- Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
- Social assistance (NAICS 624): 57%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 16%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 15%
- Private households (NAICS 814): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 69% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 31% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 56% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations work all year, while 43% 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 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 9% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 8% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 92% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 18% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 35% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 20% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 6% 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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