Job prospects Occupational Therapist (OT) in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "occupational therapist (OT)" in Newfoundland and Labrador or Canada.

Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Occupational therapists (NOC 31203) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Not many 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 Occupational therapists in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Occupational therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 86%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 8%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 72% of occupational therapists work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 15% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 85% 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: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 47% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 49% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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