Home child care providers in Thompson - Okanagan

The employment outlook will be Limited for home child care providers (NOC 44100) in the Thompson - Okanagan region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 home child care providers in the Thompson - Okanagan region:

• Approximately 690 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Home child care providers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 63%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 33%