Job prospects Social Worker near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be good for Social workers (NOC 41300) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Demand for social workers should be strong in Yukon for the foreseeable future. The main reason for this expected demand is continued rapid population growth. There have also been substantial government investment into social programs in the Yukon. For instance, in March 2023, the  Government of Yukon announced that is is providing $10M towards their Putting People First's health and social system initiatives. The funding aims to support substance-use health emergencies and to strengthen the territory’s healthcare system (Government of Yukon.) 

Here are some key facts about Social workers in Yukon:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Social workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 59%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 34%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 78% of social workers work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 27% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 73% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 74% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 24% compared to 11% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology