Job prospects Social Policy Planning Consultant in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41403) in Manitoba 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 2,100 people work in this occupation.
• Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 30%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 21%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 10%
  • Legal services (NAICS 5411): 9%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 79% of social policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 21% 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 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of social policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 31% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 69% 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: 11% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 39% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 32% compared to 8% for all occupations

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