Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Northeast

The employment outlook will be Moderate for health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41404) in the Northeast region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 the Northeast region:

• Approximately 380 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 61%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 10%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 6%
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 6%
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 5%