Job prospects Health Policy Development Officer in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "health policy development officer" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41404) in Prince Edward Island 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.

Here are some key facts about Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 41%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 15%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 13%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 13%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 6%
• 81% of health policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of health policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 25% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 75% compared to 49% 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: 18% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 46% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 32% compared to 8% for all occupations