Job prospects Expanded Duty Dental Hygienist in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Dental hygienists and dental therapists (NOC 32111) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many 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 Dental hygienists and dental therapists in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
• Dental hygienists and dental therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 75% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 25% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 32% of dental hygienists and dental therapists work all year, while 68% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of dental hygienists and dental therapists are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 5% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 95% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 86% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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