Job prospects Clinical Psychologist in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "clinical psychologist" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Psychologists (NOC 31200) 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Psychologists in New Brunswick are most often employed in one of the province's health networks (Horizon or Vitalité) or within a private practice.
Mental health has been an issue of increasing importance and this has led to higher demand for psychologists. In addition, opportunities will continue to arise through replacement of retirees.
School psychologists are in short supply in certain regions, so being willing to relocate for work will improve prospects.
Opportunities will also be greater for those who are fluent in both official languages of New Brunswick.
In New Brunswick, there are two pathways to becoming licensed through the College of Psychologists of New Brunswick: (1) a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology with three years of supervised experience or (2) a PhD in Psychology with year of supervised experience. This supervised work experience could be in private practice, the school system, mental health facility or hospital. Psychologists can become specialized in a particular area through training and experience, and this may improve one's chances of obtaining employment.
Given the expanding application of virtual care, candidates should be comfortable with all relevant technologies.

Here are some key facts about Psychologists in New Brunswick:

Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Psychologists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 52%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 26%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 9%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 87% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 13% compared to 16% for all occupations
64% of psychologists work all year, while 36% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
41% of psychologists are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 15% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 85% 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: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 16% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 95% compared to 7% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in New Brunswick by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Campbellton–Miramichi Region	Undetermined
Edmundston–Woodstock Region	Undetermined
Fredericton–Oromocto	Good
Moncton–Richibucto Region	Good
Saint John–St. Stephen Region	Good