Job prospects Behavioural Modification Psychologist in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Psychologists (NOC 31200) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 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.

As the province has experienced robust population growth in the past couple of years, the Government of B.C. has invested into expanding health care services around the province. The demand on mental health care professionals, such as psychologists will also be strong in the short to medium term.

B.C. began regulating psychotherapy in 2024. Currently, psychologists, counsellors and other mental health practitioners remain unregulated in the province, with the exceptions for those who are either registered with the College of Psychologists or with the BC College of Social Workers.

Here are some key facts about Psychologists in British Columbia:

• Approximately 2,100 people work in this occupation.
• Psychologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 49%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 17%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 14%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 75% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 25% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 61% of psychologists work all year, while 39% 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 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 50% of psychologists are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 24% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 76% compared to 48% 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: 7% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 93% compared to 12% for all occupations

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