Job prospects Assistant, Social Services 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 Social and community service workers (NOC 42201) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 community integration services provided by social and community services workers. 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 Government of Manitoba introduced a new homelessness strategy in 2023, adding $58M in funding to $68M in previously announced measures. The plan will create 700 social housing units in 2023, fund emergency shelters for 24/7 service in winter months, and increase support for youth exiting the child and family services system.
• To assist with the recruitment and retention of disability services workers, the provincial government has committed funding to raising wages. Budget 2023 included $81M to help disability services organizations increase the average hours wage to $19 from the previous $15.11 per hour.

Here are some key facts about Social and community service workers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 7,200 people work in this occupation.
• Social and community service workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 44%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 22%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 7%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 6%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 68% of social and community service workers work all year, while 32% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 30% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 70% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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