Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations in Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake

The employment outlook will be Moderate for home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (NOC 44101) in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Alberta’s population and its proportion of residents aged 65+ are predicted to increase over the next decade, contributing to demand for this occupation.
• The Alberta government’s Budget 2025 outlines $3.8 billion for Assisted Living Alberta, a new provincial health care agency that will provide home care, community care, and social services.

Here are some key facts about home support workers, caregivers and related occupations in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 64%
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 36%