Job prospects Orthodontic Hygienist in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Dental hygienists and dental therapists (NOC 32111) in New Brunswick 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.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Recent graduates from fields of study related to this occupation have found it difficult to find work.

• Opportunities are more readily available in the province’s south, particularly in the larger urban centres of Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John, where greater populations drive the need for dental services.
• The expansion of the Canada Dental Benefit should result in a rise in demand for this occupation.
• In order to practice, Dental hygienists and dental therapists must have at least a degree in dental hygiene and be licensed to practice dental hygiene in New Brunswick. Opportunities may be more readily available to those who have acquired local anesthesia and/or self-initiation designations. The latter permits dental hygienists to offer their services in various practice settings without the supervision of a member of the NB Dental Society.

Here are some key facts about Dental hygienists and dental therapists in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Dental hygienists and dental therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 26% of dental hygienists and dental therapists work all year, while 74% 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 38 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • 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: 68% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 22% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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