Job prospects Kindergarten Teacher in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (NOC 41221) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Persistent demand for teaching occupations remains at all levels of education in Alberta. Some schools in the province have been experiencing a shortage of elementary school and kindergarten teachers. 
• The Alberta government's Budget 2024 includes $1.2 billion over 3 years to support enrolment growth and enable schools to hire hundreds of new teachers.
• Starting in Budget 2025, the Government of Alberta is committing $8.6 billion to the School Construction Accelerator Program. The program will fund the construction of new schools to create 50,000 spaces for students over the next three years. Over the long term, the program aims to create a total of 200,000 student spaces over the next seven years.

Here are some key facts about Elementary school and kindergarten teachers in Alberta:

• Approximately 39,750 people work in this occupation.
• Elementary school and kindergarten teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 88% of elementary school and kindergarten teachers work all year, while 12% 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 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 16% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 84% 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: 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: 79% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 17% compared to 9% for all occupations

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