Job prospects Community Rehabilitation Worker in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Social and community service workers (NOC 42201) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

• Employment in social assistance occupations is expected to continue to increase to meet the needs of the aging population and to alleviate existing social inequities.
• Investments in youth and community outreach programs, and mental health and addiction services.
• The need for services for children and youth, addiction treatment and prevention remain in high demand.
• Funding commitments to support individuals with developmental disabilities.

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

• Approximately 5,250 people work in this occupation.
• Social and community service workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 40%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 24%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 6%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 67% of social and community service workers work all year, while 33% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 24% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 76% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 32% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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