Job prospects Academic Counsellor in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Educational counsellors (NOC 41320) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 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 Educational counsellors in Alberta:

• Approximately 2,850 people work in this occupation.
• Educational counsellors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 48%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 27%
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 13%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 62% of educational counsellors work all year, while 38% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of educational counsellors are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 18% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 82% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 7% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 43% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 34% compared to 9% for all occupations

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