Community and public service
Social services, government, faith and the people who help a town run.
9 careers
Social services
4Career CounsellorHelp people figure out what to do for work, then help them actually get hired.$62kTypical pay2 to 6 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandCommunity Service WorkerSit with people on the worst day of their life and help them find food, housing, income and a way forward.$54kTypical pay1 to 2 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandRecreation CoordinatorRun the programs a town lives on: swim lessons, hockey ice, day camps, seniors drop-ins and the summer festival.$64kTypical pay2 to 4 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemandSettlement WorkerHelp newcomers to Canada find housing, schools, health cards and work in their first months here.$54kTypical pay2 to 4 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
Government
3Foreign Service OfficerRepresent Canada abroad: diplomacy, trade, aid and helping Canadians in trouble overseas.$91kTypical pay4 to 6 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandPolicy AnalystResearch a problem, weigh the options, and write the advice a minister or a city council acts on.$89kTypical pay4 to 6 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandTax AuditorOpen a company's books and work out whether the tax return tells the truth.$84kTypical pay4 to 5 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
Faith and end of life
2Funeral DirectorTake care of a family and a body in the days after a death, and get every legal detail right.$65kTypical pay2 to 3 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandReligious LeaderLead a congregation: worship, weddings, funerals, counselling and a community that calls you at midnight.$57kTypical pay3 to 7 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemand