Job prospects Early Intervention Therapist in Yukon

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "early intervention therapist" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies (NOC 41301) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies in Yukon:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies mainly work in the following sectors:
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 79%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 21%
56% of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies work all year, while 43% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
27% of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 13% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 87% compared to 51% 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: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 82% compared to 11% for all occupations