Job prospects Restoration Technician in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries (NOC 53100) in Ontario 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries in Ontario:

• Approximately 2,000 people work in this occupation.
• Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 67%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 8%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 56% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 44% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 38% of registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries work all year, while 62% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 33 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 12% of registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 39% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 61% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 37% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 16% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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