Job prospects Esthetician in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "esthetician" in Ontario or Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations (NOC 63211) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations in Ontario:

• Approximately 18,500 people work in this occupation.
• Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 76%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 60% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 40% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 15% of estheticians, electrologists and related occupations work all year, while 85% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 28 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 51% of estheticians, electrologists and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 10% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 90% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 13% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 27% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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