Job prospects Speech-language Clinician in the Ottawa Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Audiologists and speech-language pathologists" in the Ottawa Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Major labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Audiologists and speech-language pathologists in the Ottawa Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (NOC 31112) in the Ottawa region for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Audiologists and speech-language pathologists in the Ottawa region:

  • Approximately 480 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Audiologists and speech-language pathologists mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 68%
    • Educational services (NAICS 61): 19%
    • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 8%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Audiologists and speech-language pathologists across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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