Early childhood educators and assistants in Northwest

The employment outlook will be Good for early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202) in the Northwest region 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.

Here are some key facts about early childhood educators and assistants in the Northwest region:

• Approximately 1,200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Early childhood educators and assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 83%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 13%