Job prospects Health Promotion Program Officer in New Brunswick
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "health promotion program officer" in New Brunswick or across Canada.
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 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41404) 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.
- 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.
Here are some key facts about Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers in New Brunswick:
- Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 27%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 22%
- Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 7%
- Universities (NAICS 6113): 7%
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 84% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 16% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 76% of health policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 24% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 16% of health policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 21% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 79% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 31% compared to 16% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 40% compared to 7% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
Explore job prospects in New Brunswick by economic region.
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Location | Job prospects |
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Campbellton–Miramichi Region | |
Edmundston–Woodstock Region | |
Fredericton–Oromocto | |
Moncton–Richibucto Region | |
Saint John–St. Stephen Region |
Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
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