Job prospects Nanny in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "nanny" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for home child care providers (NOC 44100) in New Brunswick 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.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• Home child care providers are often employed by private households, and home child care agencies. Self-employment is common for this occupation. 
• A growing youth population will support demand for this occupation. The relatively younger age profile of workers, lower skill requirements, and prevalence of part-time work associated with this occupation will create ongoing replacement needs for new employees, as workers are more likely to leave for other opportunities. This occupation is an excellent source of part-time employment for students. 
• Those willing to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, will have improved employment prospects.
• A diploma or degree in Early Childhood Education, and a valid driver's license may further enhance job prospects. 
• Employers may require completing a criminal record check and a vulnerable sector check. 
• First Aid and CPR training are generally required.

Here are some key facts about home child care providers in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 1,000 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Home child care providers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 73%
  • Private households (NAICS 814): 22%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 71% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 41% of home child care providers work all year, while 59% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 55% of home child care providers are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 18% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 43% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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