Job prospects Social Policy Planning Consultant in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

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 Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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.

• Most social policy researchers, consultants and program officers are employed within the Yukon's public administration sector. Demand for these occupations is closely tied to government expenditures in the public administration sector. Although the government of Yukon posted a deficit in October 2024, government expenditures should remain robust as the population continues to grow rapidly. 
• Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top forty in terms of openings of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.

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

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 83%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 72% of social policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 28% 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 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 9% of social policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 22% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 78% 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: 10% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 26% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 38% compared to 11% for all occupations

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