Social and community service workers in Toronto

The employment outlook will be Moderate for social and community service workers (NOC 42201) in the Toronto region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about social and community service workers in the Toronto region:

• Approximately 16,090 people work in this occupation.
• Social and community service workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 54%
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 10%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 8%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 8%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 8%