Job prospects Audiologist in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (NOC 31112) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 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 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Audiologists and speech-language pathologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 37%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 32%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 23%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 79% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 21% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 71% of audiologists and speech-language pathologists work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 20% of audiologists and speech-language pathologists are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 10% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 90% 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: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 7% for all occupations

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