Job prospects Policy Development Officer - Nursing Homes in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41404) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

Here are some key facts about Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Yukon:

Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 48%
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 48%
85% of health policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 15% 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 46 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 28% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 71% compared to 51% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 13% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 47% compared to 11% for all occupations