Job prospects Personal Support Worker - Home Support in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (NOC 44101) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

In Alberta’s 2023 Budget, the province is allocating nearly $4.3 billion for community care, continuing care, and home care programs, an increase of 15.3 per cent from the 2022-23 forecast.

Here are some key facts about Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations in Alberta:

  • Approximately 7,350 people work in this occupation.
  • Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 44%
    • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 20%
    • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 14%
    • Private households (NAICS 814): 10%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 60% compared to 80% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 40% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • 57% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • 18% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 13% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 87% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 21% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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