Health Policy Program Officers
Job description
These individuals conduct research, write reports, and administer health care policies and programs. They work in:
- Government and non-government organizations
- Consulting firms
- Research institutes
- Hospitals
- Community organizations
- Educational institutions
- Professional associations
- International organizations
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Develop health policies.
- Conduct interviews.
- Collect, compile, and analyze statistical data.
- Update and manage health databases.
- Produce reports.
- Advise senior managers and senior public service on various issues (health promotion, standards, funding, etc.).
- Develop, implement, and evaluate health projects or programs.
- Monitor and evaluate the standards of health care programs offered by the government and organizations.
- Provide consulting services to private institutions, the government, or government agencies.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to management positions.
- These individuals may specialize in various fields (e.g. addiction research).
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $24.04
- Median
- $38.46
- Maximum
- $54.95
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 74.3% Female
- 25.7% Male
- 74.3% Female
- 25.7% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
-
NAICS 621, 622, 62355% of jobs
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NAICS 9118% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 541711% of jobs
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NAICS 613% of jobs
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NAICS 813% of jobs
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Others10% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 621, 622, 62355% of jobs
-
NAICS 9118% of jobs
-
NAICS 5416, 541711% of jobs
-
NAICS 613% of jobs
-
NAICS 813% of jobs
-
Others10% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
University
Basic or applied health sciences
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 12.6%
83.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 48.2%
49.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Community health, occupational health or epidemiology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 85.7%
8.6% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 81.3%
13.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Dietetics and nutrition
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 69.5%
27.6% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 81%
19% of graduates pursue further studies
Exercise science
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 49.7%
42.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 64.2%
29.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Experimental medicine or experimental surgery
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 52.9%
47.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Genetics
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 54.5%
45.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Health services management
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 100%
Microbiology, immunology or parasitology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 29.6%
68% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 55.6%
44.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Nursing
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 90.6%
5.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 88.9%
7.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Occupational therapy
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 85.3%
10.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 88.8%
8.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Physiotherapy
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 78.6%
16.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 90.7%
7.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Psychoeducation
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 33.3%
64.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 91%
4.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Psychology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 35.3%
60.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 23.3%
69.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Sexology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 59.5%
35.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 80%
20% of graduates pursue further studies
Social work
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 88.8%
7.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 84.4%
9.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Sociology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 53.1%
41.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 45.2%
41.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- A Master’s or Doctoral degree in Health Sciences, Social Sciences, or an administrative discipline may be required.
- Several years of experience in the health field as a health care professional or as a community or social service worker are usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Critical thought
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Oral expression
- Written expression
- Active learning
- Result evaluation
- Mathematics
- Solving complex problems
- Coordination
- Time management
- System analysis
- Judgment and decision-making
- Systems evaluation
- Social perception
- Teaching
- Human resource management
Abilities
- Deductive reasoning
- Information organization
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Awareness of issues
- Written expression
- Inductive reasoning
- Near vision
- Speech clarity
- Speech recognition
- Mathematical reasoning
- Classification
- Basic numeracy
- Idea generation
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
- Originality
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Respect standards and regulations
- Knowledge of laws and policies
- Knowledge of office work
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
- Create, design
- Carry out research
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 41404
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
Job titles
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- Nursing home policy development officer
- Health and social services liaison officer
- Child health care programs planning officer
- Health care planning officer
- Health promotion program officer
- Health research officer
- Health services research officer
- Decision support analyst - health
- Health program information analyst
- Health policy research analyst
- Health care researcher
- Drug and alcohol abuse consultant
- Health care planning consultant
- Home-care programs consultant
- Health services consultant
- Health care consultant
- Wellness consultant
- Labour force planning consultant - health sector
- Mental health programs consultant
- Health services program consultant
- Long-term care program consultant
- Dental health consultant
- Planning coordinator - district health council program
- Wellness program coordinator
- Wellness coordinator
- Health educator
- Medical adjudicator - canada pension plan
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- Decision support specialist - health
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
Last update: January 29, 2026