Job prospects High School Teacher, Special Education in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "high school teacher, special education" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
  • Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
  • The territorial government forecasts this occupation will be among those having the largest number of job openings over the 2023 to 2032 period (NWT Bureau of Statistics, 2023).

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

  • Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Social and community service workers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 49%
    • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 43%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 88% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • 70% of social and community service workers work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 32% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 68% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 18% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 26% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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What percentage of people in this occupation are self-employed?

This occupation (Social and community service workers) is part of a larger group called Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services (NOC 421). According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, 19% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 14%.

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What proportion of people in this occupation work full-time?

According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, 77% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.

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What is the proportion of women working in this occupation?

According to the National Household Survey (2011), in Canada, women represented 77% of workers in this occupation compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.

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What percentage of people in this occupation are members of a union?

This occupation (Social and community service workers) is part of a larger group called Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services (NOC 421). According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, the unionization rate for this group was 36%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.

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