NOC 2021 · 42201 · TEER 2
Social and community service workers
Unit group 42201 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
What this group covers
Social and community service workers administer and implement a variety of social assistance programs and community services, and assist clients to deal with personal and social problems. They are employed by social service and government agencies, mental health agencies, group homes, shelters, substance abuse centres, school boards, correctional facilities and other establishments.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- Aboriginal centre coordinator
- Aboriginal outreach officer - social services
- Aboriginal outreach worker
- addictions worker
- addictions worker - compulsive gambling
- case aide - social services
- certified return-to-work coordinator - disability management
- certified return-to-work facilitator - disability management
- child and youth worker
- child life specialist
- child welfare worker
- child-care worker (except day care)
- community and social services worker
- community animator
- community centre coordinator
- community centre worker
- community counsellor - social services
- community development worker
- community liaison worker
- community mental health worker
- community organization worker
- community rehabilitation worker
- community service worker
- community services officer - social services
- community worker
- correctional program officer
- crisis intervention worker
- detention home worker
- development service worker
- developmental service worker
- disability management worker
- drop-in centre worker
- drug addiction worker
- eligibility coordinator - social assistance
- eligibility coordinator - welfare
- exceptional-child-care worker (except day care)
- family service worker
- financial assistance officer - social assistance
- financial assistance worker - social services
- group home operator
- group home worker
- halfway house supervisor
- halfway house worker
- help centre supervisor - social services
- hostel coordinator
- hostel outreach worker
- income maintenance officer - social services
- independent living instructor
- intellectual disabilities worker
- itinerant support service worker
- life coach
- life skills coach
- life skills instructor
- meals-on-wheels worker
- mental health proctor
- mental health support worker
- mental health worker
- Native centre coordinator
- Native community worker
- Native outreach officer - social services
- Native outreach worker
- neighbourhood worker - social services
- neuro-linguistic programming coach
- peer support worker
- personal skills development instructor - social services
- psychological assistant
- registered social service worker
- rehabilitation officer - social services
- rehabilitation service worker
- rehabilitation worker - social services
- residence coordinator - group home
- residential counsellor - group home
- return-to-work coordinator - disability management
- return-to-work facilitator - disability management
- settlement worker - community services
- shelter supervisor - social services
- shelter workshop supervisor
- social aid officer
- social animator
- social assistance officer
- social rehabilitation officer
- social rehabilitation technician
- social rehabilitation worker
- social services assistant
- social services volunteer coordinator
- social services worker
- social welfare officer
- special education technician - social and community services
- street outreach worker
- streetworker - social services
- substance abuse worker
- supervised access worker
- transition home worker - social services
- transition house worker - social services
- veteran services officer
- veterans' affairs field officer
- volunteer manager
- welfare and compensation officer
- welfare organization supervisor
- welfare worker
- women's centre coordinator - social services
- women's centre program supervisor - social services
- women's centre supervisor - social services
- women's shelter supervisor
- women's shelter supervisor - social services
- youth development coordinator
- youth hostel coordinator
- youth services worker
- youth worker
- youth worker - social services
What it pays, and where it is hiring
Job Bank publishes a wage estimate and a three-year employment outlook for each occupation, region by region. Both are below as published — where an estimate is missing from the source it is missing here too, because the alternative is inventing one.
Across Canada
$26.00 an hour
Low $19.00, high $36.06
Where it pays most
- Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River · Alberta$30.00
- Chaudière-Appalaches · Quebec$28.65
- Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House · Alberta$28.55
- Northwest · Ontario$28.45
- Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine · Quebec$28.00
Economic regions only. A province’s figure is an average over the regions inside it, so including one would rank a province above its own best region and read as a finding.
By province and territory
| Where | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $24.86 | $17.00 – $34.71 | Moderate |
| Prince Edward Island | $27.00 | $20.00 – $33.00 | Good |
| Nova Scotia | $23.32 | $18.29 – $33.27 | Good |
| New Brunswick | $23.08 | $18.00 – $32.85 | Moderate |
| Quebec | $26.59 | $19.27 – $36.00 | Moderate |
| Ontario | $26.50 | $19.79 – $37.23 | Moderate |
| Manitoba | $21.00 | $16.00 – $36.34 | Moderate |
| Saskatchewan | $23.08 | $17.31 – $33.33 | Moderate |
| Alberta | $24.23 | $18.00 – $37.21 | Limited |
| British Columbia | $27.00 | $21.00 – $35.00 | Moderate |
| Yukon Territory | $30.00 | $25.00 – $44.62 | Good |
| Northwest Territories | $32.00 | $16.70 – $45.75 | Moderate |
| Nunavut | $35.00 | $22.00 – $51.00 | Moderate |
By economic region
The 72 economic regions where Job Bank publishes a wage or a rated outlook, of 72.
| Where | Province | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | $24.86 | $18.00 – $35.71 | Good |
| South Coast--Burin Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | $25.24 | $16.99 – $33.84 | Moderate |
| West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador | $25.68 | $19.00 – $34.00 | Moderate |
| Notre Dame--Central Bonavista Bay | Newfoundland and Labrador | $23.06 | $16.00 – $31.44 | Moderate |
| Cape Breton | Nova Scotia | $23.00 | $19.00 – $30.00 | Good |
| North Shore | Nova Scotia | $22.00 | $18.00 – $40.75 | Good |
| Annapolis Valley | Nova Scotia | $23.32 | $18.29 – $33.27 | Good |
| Southern | Nova Scotia | $23.75 | $19.50 – $26.79 | Good |
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | $24.00 | $18.00 – $32.31 | Good |
| Campbellton--Miramichi | New Brunswick | $24.00 | $18.00 – $33.00 | Moderate |
| Moncton--Richibucto | New Brunswick | $23.11 | $19.00 – $34.00 | Moderate |
| Saint John--St. Stephen | New Brunswick | $22.00 | $18.00 – $26.93 | Moderate |
| Fredericton--Oromocto | New Brunswick | $22.00 | $18.00 – $30.00 | Moderate |
| Edmundston--Woodstock | New Brunswick | $23.99 | $16.88 – $29.00 | Moderate |
| Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Quebec | $28.00 | $21.00 – $39.00 | Moderate |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | Quebec | $24.50 | $20.00 – $35.00 | Moderate |
| Capitale-Nationale | Quebec | $26.35 | $19.00 – $37.00 | Moderate |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Quebec | $28.65 | $18.00 – $39.00 | Moderate |
| Estrie | Quebec | $26.00 | $20.00 – $36.88 | Moderate |
| Centre-du-Québec | Quebec | $28.00 | $21.00 – $30.81 | Moderate |
| Montérégie | Quebec | $26.94 | $20.00 – $36.00 | Moderate |
| Montréal | Quebec | $25.00 | $18.50 – $34.00 | Moderate |
| Laval | Quebec | $26.00 | $17.75 – $37.82 | Moderate |
| Lanaudière | Quebec | $27.00 | $22.00 – $35.00 | Moderate |
| Laurentides | Quebec | $25.65 | $18.00 – $39.06 | Moderate |
| Outaouais | Quebec | $27.39 | $19.27 – $38.67 | Moderate |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Quebec | $26.59 | $19.27 – $36.00 | Moderate |
| Mauricie | Quebec | $24.00 | $20.00 – $32.00 | Moderate |
| Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean | Quebec | $25.00 | $18.97 – $38.00 | Moderate |
| Côte-Nord | Quebec | $23.50 | $19.00 – $42.89 | Limited |
| Nord-du-Québec | Quebec | $23.50 | $19.00 – $42.89 | Limited |
| Ottawa | Ontario | $27.00 | $20.00 – $37.00 | Moderate |
| Kingston--Pembroke | Ontario | $27.90 | $20.70 – $35.45 | Moderate |
| Muskoka--Kawarthas | Ontario | $28.00 | $25.00 – $40.87 | Moderate |
| Toronto | Ontario | $26.15 | $19.79 – $38.00 | Moderate |
| Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie | Ontario | $26.56 | $20.60 – $36.00 | Moderate |
| Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula | Ontario | $26.00 | $19.00 – $34.00 | Moderate |
| London | Ontario | $24.04 | $18.00 – $31.43 | Moderate |
| Windsor--Sarnia | Ontario | $28.00 | $18.00 – $36.81 | Moderate |
| Stratford--Bruce Peninsula | Ontario | $24.00 | $17.60 – $33.00 | Moderate |
| Northeast | Ontario | $28.00 | $20.00 – $37.28 | Moderate |
| Northwest | Ontario | $28.45 | $20.00 – $38.46 | Moderate |
| Southeast | Manitoba | $20.00 | $17.17 – $29.00 | Moderate |
| South Central | Manitoba | $19.74 | $16.50 – $25.24 | Moderate |
| Southwest | Manitoba | $19.13 | $16.00 – $38.97 | Moderate |
| North Central | Manitoba | $19.74 | $16.50 – $25.24 | Moderate |
| Winnipeg | Manitoba | $22.00 | $16.00 – $36.06 | Moderate |
| Interlake | Manitoba | $19.82 | $16.00 – $40.58 | Moderate |
| Parklands | Manitoba | $23.75 | $16.98 – $43.87 | Moderate |
| North | Manitoba | $23.75 | $16.98 – $43.87 | Moderate |
| Regina--Moose Mountain | Saskatchewan | $24.50 | $17.70 – $32.00 | Moderate |
| Swift Current--Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | $24.00 | $17.31 – $33.50 | Moderate |
| Saskatoon--Biggar | Saskatchewan | $23.08 | $17.00 – $34.00 | Moderate |
| Yorkton--Melville | Saskatchewan | $21.50 | $15.35 – $30.22 | Moderate |
| Prince Albert | Saskatchewan | $22.80 | $20.00 – $39.00 | Moderate |
| Northern | Saskatchewan | $22.80 | $20.00 – $39.00 | Moderate |
| Lethbridge--Medicine Hat | Alberta | $23.00 | $15.00 – $31.00 | Limited |
| Camrose--Drumheller | Alberta | $25.35 | $19.57 – $33.64 | Limited |
| Calgary | Alberta | $24.23 | $19.12 – $33.65 | Limited |
| Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House | Alberta | $28.55 | $21.08 – $37.36 | Limited |
| Red Deer | Alberta | $25.05 | $18.95 – $49.73 | Limited |
| Edmonton | Alberta | $24.00 | $17.14 – $40.30 | Limited |
| Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River | Alberta | $30.00 | $20.71 – $34.00 | Limited |
| Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake | Alberta | $25.00 | $19.00 – $32.00 | Limited |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | British Columbia | $28.00 | $20.19 – $34.00 | Moderate |
| Lower Mainland | British Columbia | $27.50 | $21.50 – $38.05 | Moderate |
| Thompson--Okanagan | British Columbia | $26.00 | $21.63 – $32.00 | Moderate |
| Kootenay | British Columbia | $26.00 | $21.50 – $32.50 | Moderate |
| Cariboo | British Columbia | $26.00 | $22.00 – $32.97 | Moderate |
| North Coast | British Columbia | $26.74 | $21.00 – $33.65 | Very limited |
| Nechako | British Columbia | $26.74 | $21.00 – $33.65 | Very limited |
| Northeast | British Columbia | $24.98 | $21.00 – $30.00 | Moderate |
Job Bank rates employment prospects for each occupation in each economic region from very good to very limited over 2025–2027, and says “undetermined” where it has not got enough to rate. It is an assessment of prospects, not a count of vacancies.
The estimates on this page come from Labour Force Survey (2023-2024) · Small Area Estimation (2024) · Employment Insurance Survey Data (2023-2024).
Job Bank publishes an estimate for 24,364 of the 44,376 occupation-and-place pairs in this release. The rest are suppressed rather than modelled, and appear here as not published.
Wage estimates from the 2025 Wages release, revised 19 November 2025; employment outlooks from 2025-2027 Employment Outlooks - NOC 2021, released 8 December 2025. Both are updated annually. Estimates for different regions come from different surveys, so comparing two regions is exactly as sound as Job Bank’s own regional comparison and no more.
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank wages; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank 3-year employment outlooks. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.