Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations
Medicine and health
NOC 44101
Filmed in 
Castlegar
Brian travels to Castlegar to meet a home support worker, and learns how rewarding it is to play a role in providing care and companionship to seniors. Workers in this field help their clients keep their independence and mobility.

What to know

Annual Earnings
$47,969
Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities
High School Diploma
Job Openings
(2024-2034)
3,760

Top Skills

Every job calls for a certain set of skills. Knowing those skills is the first step in finding a good career fit.

Here, you will find the 10 most relevant workplace skills. Some are more important to achieving success in a certain career than others. These skills may come naturally to you or you may need to gain them through education, training and experience.

See the list of work-related skills below, ranked in order of importance for this career. Check out the list and see if this career matches your skills—take that first step!

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people.

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Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

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Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring

Keeping track of and assessing your performance, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Speaking

Talking to others to share information effectively.

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Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Time Management

Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

Instructing

Teaching others how to do something.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

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