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.Typical pay$62kTo qualify2 to 6 yrsDemandModerateCommunity Service WorkerSit with people on the worst day of their life and help them find food, housing, income and a way forward.Typical pay$54kTo qualify1 to 2 yrsDemandGoodRecreation CoordinatorRun the programs a town lives on: swim lessons, hockey ice, day camps, seniors drop-ins and the summer festival.Typical pay$64kTo qualify2 to 4 yrsDemandModerateSettlement WorkerHelp newcomers to Canada find housing, schools, health cards and work in their first months here.Typical pay$54kTo qualify1 to 4 yrsDemandModerate
Government
3Foreign Service OfficerRepresent Canada abroad: diplomacy, trade, aid and helping Canadians in trouble overseas.Typical pay$91kTo qualify4 to 6 yrsDemandLimitedPolicy AnalystResearch a problem, weigh the options, and write the advice a minister or a city council acts on.Typical pay$89kTo qualify4 to 6 yrsDemandModerateTax AuditorOpen a company's books and work out whether the tax return tells the truth.Typical pay$84kTo qualify4 to 5 yrsDemandModerate
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.Typical pay$65kTo qualify2 to 3 yrsDemandModerateReligious LeaderLead a congregation: worship, weddings, funerals, counselling and a community that calls you at midnight.Typical pay$57kTo qualify3 to 7 yrsDemandLimited