Job prospects Spanish Teacher - Secondary School in the Lethbridge–Medicine Hat Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Secondary school teachers" in the Lethbridge–Medicine Hat Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Major labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Secondary school teachers in the Lethbridge–Medicine Hat Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Secondary school teachers (NOC 41220) in the Lethbridge - Medicine Hat region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Alberta’s government is increasing its investment in the K-12 education system in Budget 2023 by providing $8.8 billion in operating expense in 2023-24 growing to $9.2 billion by 2025-26, an increase of more than $1.8 billion over the next three years. This includes funding to hire up to 3,000 education staff including teachers, educational assistants, bus drivers, and school support staff over the next three years.

Here are some key facts about Secondary school teachers in the Lethbridge - Medicine Hat region:

  • Approximately 940 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Secondary school teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Educational services (NAICS 61): more than 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Secondary school teachers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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