Social workers in South Coast - Burin Peninsula

The employment outlook will be Good for social workers (NOC 41300) in the South Coast - Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay regions for the 2025-2027 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.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about social workers in the South Coast - Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay regions:

• Approximately 240 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Social workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 34%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 32%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 16%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 15%