Job Futures was developed by Human Resources Development Canada
to provide the latest available information about the world of work.
The resource consists of an overview piece called World of Work: Overviews
and Trends; Part 1: Outlooks by Occupation; and Part 2: Outlooks by
Field of Study. The Job Futures Companion explains to users how
Job Futures can answer their commonly asked questions about careers
and labour market information.
World of Work: Overviews and Trends examines broad economic
and labour market issues crucial to understanding today's labour market.
Overview of LM Trends: highlights the impact of changes caused
by increased economic activity and/or attrition (retirements, deaths)
on the Canadian labour market from various perspectives - by industrial
and occupational groups, and by education and skills levels.
Overview of Job Futures Outlooks relates the general
labour market trends from the overview to the detailed outlooks in
Part 1: Overview of Outlooks by Occupation and Part 2: Overview of
Outlooks by Field of Study.
Overview of Outlooks by Occupation gives a summary of current
and future labour market conditions (good, fair and limited) for each
Skill Type (broad industry category) at each skill level (level of
education/training required for the work).
Overview of Outlooks by Field of Study summarizes current
and future labour market conditions (good, fair and limited) for recent
post-secondary graduates by level of education and major field of
study.
Emerging Sectors and Occupations - New Work Opportunities:
points out new and growing sectors and occupations and skills that
go with them. It reminds readers to investigate outside the traditional
areas.
Key Economic Factors to Consider: provides an analysis of
lifetime earnings by occupation and rates of return for educational
investment by levels and fields of study.
Across Canada: presents national and provincial samples of
occupations with favourable outlooks over the next few years.
Part 1: Outlooks by Occupation breaks the world of work into
211 occupational groups and describes them in occupational profiles
containing the following information:
At Work: describes work duties, types of relevant employers and
organizations.
Education, Training and Experience: describes the skill level requirements.
In These Occupations: provides information on general economic
characteristics for the occupational group and compares them to all
occupations (e.g., number of workers, employment rate and growth,
self-employment).
National Outlook to 2004: rates current and future prospects in
the occupational group (good, fair, limited) and describes the technological,
economic and social changes that may affect relevant tasks and skills.
Related Occupations: identifies similar occupations or occupational
groups.
Part 2 Field of Study Cross-Index: identifies fields of study related
to the occupations.
Graphics: illustrate various characteristics of the occupation
such as: where they work; type of employment; distribution by age;
average full-time earnings, top and bottom, for three age groups;
current and future work prospects; and unemployment rate.
The section Understanding the Occupational Profiles in Part 1, provides
a detailed explanation of each of the above.
Part 2: Outlooks by Field of Study examines the experiences
of graduates from 155 fields of study at the trade, college/CÉGEP
and university (both undergraduate and masters) levels, and describes
them in field of study profiles containing the following information.
Program of Study: describes its prerequisites, knowledge gained,
provinces in which it is offered, program length, languages in which
it is offered, and how it might be combined with other programs.
Graduates Speak Out: describes the responses of graduates to questions
about their educational and job experiences.
Profiles of Recent Graduates: describes recent trends in occupations
and industries of employment and occupational movement, earnings two
and five years after graduation, labour market facts about employment
rates and latest available statistics comparing recent grads to those
of 10 years ago.
National Outlook for Graduates to 2004: provides ratings of outlooks
(good, fair, limited) for all workers in those occupations where the
graduates normally look for work.
Related Fields of Study: identifies similar programs in terms of
both content and work search.
Part 1 Occupational Cross-Index: identifies occupational groups
in which program graduates are most likely to find work.
Graphics: illustrates various characteristics of the field of study
such as: top five occupations of graduates; labour force status; percentage
of self-employed; average, top and bottom, full-time earnings of graduates
two and five years out; current and future work prospects.
The section Understanding the Field of Study Profiles in Part 2, provides
a detailed explanation of each of the above.
Job Futures Companion is a step-by-step guide to help
users make the most of the information in Job Futures. Information
is provided in a question and answer format. Three scenarios illustrate
typical practitioner interviews with two students and a job seeker.
Interactive Web Search
Find customized information for up to five occupations or fields of
study for comparison.
Provincial/Regional Job Futures
Provincial education or labour departments, as well as the national
and regional offices of Human Resources Development Canada, are partners
in the Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS). Most jurisdictions
produce, often in collaboration, current and future information on occupations,
several of which are provincial versions of Job Futures. These
are listed below.
