Job prospects Career Resource Centre Coordinator in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) (NOC 41321) in Manitoba 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• A growing number of newcomers to Manitoba will require employment counselling for integration into the labour market. Manitoba welcomed a record number of newcomers through its provincial nominee program in 2022.
• The provincial government increased spending on integration supports for newcomers to $7.1M in 2023-2024, up from $5.1M the previous year. The Province cites attracting immigrants to Manitoba as a key pillar in its post-pandemic economic recovery.

Here are some key facts about Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) in Manitoba:

• Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 31%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 23%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 17%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 11%
• 74% of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) work all year, while 26% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 5% of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 27% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 73% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 6% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 48% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 11% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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