Job prospects Orderly in Yukon

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "orderly" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

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.

Good

The employment outlook will be Good for nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 33102) in Yukon 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.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Ongoing staffing shortages in health care and an ageing population will keep demand high for health professionals over the forecast period.
Staffing shortages continue to lead to periodic disruptions in health care services throughout the Yukon, especially in rural areas.

Here are some key facts about nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates in Yukon:

Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates mainly work in the following sectors:
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 79%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 17%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 80% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 20% compared to 16% for all occupations
63% of nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 26% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 74% compared to 51% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 19% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 23% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 34% compared to 20% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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