Job prospects Family Therapist in British Columbia
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Job opportunities in British Columbia
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies (NOC 41301) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
- Several 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 Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies in British Columbia:
- Approximately 12,400 people work in this occupation.
- Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies mainly work in the following sectors:
- Social assistance (NAICS 624): 51%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 25%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 11%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 62% compared to 78% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 38% compared to 22% for all occupations
- 59% of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies work all year, while 41% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 51% of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 21% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 79% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 76% compared to 12% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Location | Job prospects |
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Cariboo Region | |
Kootenay Region | |
Lower Mainland–Southwest Region | |
Nechako Region | |
North Coast Region | |
Northeast Region | |
Thompson–Okanagan Region | |
Vancouver Island and Coast Region |
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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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