Job prospects Speech Therapist in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (NOC 31112) in Newfoundland and Labrador 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.

A large share of speech-language pathologists are employed by the public healthcare and education systems, while private practices account for the remainder of the employment. Audiologists also work in both public healthcare and private settings.

Here are some key facts about Audiologists and speech-language pathologists in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Audiologists and speech-language pathologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 59%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 21%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 19%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 72% of audiologists and speech-language pathologists work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 15% of audiologists and speech-language pathologists are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 49% 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: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 7% for all occupations

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