Job prospects Occupational Therapist (OT) in Saskatchewan

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

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

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 good for Occupational therapists (NOC 31203) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• 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 Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Occupational therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 67%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 22%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 6%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 80% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 20% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 68% of occupational therapists work all year, while 32% 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 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 12% of occupational therapists are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 11% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 89% compared to 47% 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: 45% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 51% 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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