Home support workers, caregivers and related

NOC

44101

- Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations

provide personal care and companionship for seniors, persons with disabilities and convalescent clients. They provide care in the client's residence, where they may also reside.

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Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations, provide personal care and companionship for seniors, persons with disabilities and convalescent clients. They provide care in the client's residence, where they may also reside. They are employed by home care and support agencies, private households, or they may be self-employed.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Provide care and companionship for individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, convalescence or family disruption

Administer bedside and personal care to clients such as aid in ambulation, bathing, personal hygiene, and dressing and undressing

Plan and prepare meals and special diets, and feed or assist in feeding clients

May perform routine health-related duties such as changing non-sterile dressings, assisting in the administration of medications and collecting specimens under the general direction of home care agency supervisor or nurse

May perform routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds.

Also Known As

personal support worker (PSW) - home support
attendant for persons with disabilities - home care
family caregiver
home support worker
live-in caregiver

live-in caregiver - seniors

personal aide - home support

personal care attendant - home care

respite worker - home support

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Some secondary school education is usually required.

Home management experience may be required.

College or other courses in home support may be required.

First aid certification may be required.

Completion of a training program in care of the elderly, care of persons with disabilities, convalescent care or in a related field may be required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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92.4%

Female

7.6%

Male

Employment by age

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9.1%

15-24

12.7%

25-34

10.2%

35-44

18.9%

45-54

38.0%

55-64

11.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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16.7%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

36.5%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

9.7%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

30.1%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

7.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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90.9%

Health care and social assistance

4.2%

Other services (except public administration)

1.3%

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

3.6%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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25.40%

Northeast

18.20%

Southeast

23.30%

Southwest

17.40%

Central

15.70%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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$31,200

Northeast

$35,200

Southeast

$33,600

Southwest

$36,500

Central

$29,600

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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