Job prospects Counsellor, Employment Group in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) (NOC 41321) 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.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) in Alberta:

• Approximately 1,900 people work in this occupation.
• Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 25%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 25%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 12%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 9%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 73% of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) work all year, while 27% 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.
• 13% of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 26% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 74% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 47% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 18% compared to 9% for all occupations

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