Job prospects Early Childhood Educator - Special Needs in Nunavut
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Job opportunities in Nunavut
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202) in Nunavut 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.
Under the Canada–Nunavut Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, $10 million in federal funding will be provided to Nunavut over a four-year period. In addition, from 2021-2022, approximately $2.8 million will be provided to Nunavut under the agreement (Employment and Social Development Canada 2021).
Here are some key facts about Early childhood educators and assistants in Nunavut:
- Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Early childhood educators and assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 79%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 15%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 87% compared to 87% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 13% compared to 13% for all occupations
- 61% of early childhood educators and assistants work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 11% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 89% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 42% compared to 37% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 35% compared to 22% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 15% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 6% for all occupations
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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