Job prospects Massage Therapist (MT) in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "massage therapist (MT)" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Massage therapists (NOC 32201) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 period.

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Here are some key facts about Massage therapists in Prince Edward Island:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Massage therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 80%
- Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 15%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 74% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 26% compared to 16% for all occupations
32% of massage therapists work all year, while 68% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 36 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
70% of massage therapists are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 10% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 90% compared to 49% 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: 79% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a