Job prospects Occupational Therapist (OT) in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "occupational therapist (OT)" in Alberta or Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

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 moderate for Occupational therapists (NOC 31203) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 Occupational therapists in Alberta:

• Approximately 3,150 people work in this occupation.
• Occupational therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 45%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 26%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 11%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 8%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 64% of occupational therapists work all year, while 36% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of occupational therapists are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 11% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 89% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 39% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 57% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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