Job prospects Employment Counsellor in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) (NOC 41321) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 New Brunswick:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 32%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 28%
  • Other management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56 except 5614): 10%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 80% of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) work all year, while 20% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% 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.
• 7% of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 16% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 84% compared to 48% 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 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 32% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 49% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% compared to 7% for all occupations

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