Job prospects Animal Attendants Supervisor in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "animal attendants supervisor" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Pet groomers and animal care workers (NOC 65220) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 Pet groomers and animal care workers in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Pet groomers and animal care workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 49%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 36%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 15%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 63% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 38% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 25% of pet groomers and animal care workers work all year, while 75% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 36 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• 31% of pet groomers and animal care workers are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 30% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a