Job prospects Consultant, Professional Image in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Image, social and other personal consultants (NOC 64201) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Image, social and other personal consultants in Alberta:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Image, social and other personal consultants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 36%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 18%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 18%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 8%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 57% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 42% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 53% of image, social and other personal consultants work all year, while 47% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 51% of image, social and other personal consultants are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 22% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 78% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 27% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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