Job prospects Audiologist in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "audiologist" in Ontario or Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (NOC 31112) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 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 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists in Ontario:

• Approximately 6,100 people work in this occupation.
• Audiologists and speech-language pathologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 40%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 26%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 18%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 59% of audiologists and speech-language pathologists work all year, while 41% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 21% of audiologists and speech-language pathologists are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 7% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 93% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 93% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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