Job prospects Decision Support Specialist - Health in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "decision support specialist - health" in Newfoundland and Labrador or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41404) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few 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 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 24%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 13%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 13%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 13%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 81% of health policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of health policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 14% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 86% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 44% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology