Job prospects Communicative Disorders Assistant in New Brunswick
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "communicative disorders assistant" in New Brunswick or across Canada.
Job opportunities in New Brunswick
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (NOC 32109) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.
- Population growth and an aging population will largely drive demand for other technical occupations in therapy and assessment.
- The increased use of telehealth and technological advancements are affecting the nature of the work, with more consultations, assessments and treatments being carried out online.
- Hearing instrument practitioners require completion of a two or three-year college diploma in a hearing instrument specialist program, and a period of supervised training.
- Communicative disorders assistants and speech-language pathology assistants require completion of a three- to four-year college program.
Here are some key facts about Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment in New Brunswick:
- Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
- Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 44%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 40%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 13%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 80% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 20% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 63% of other technical occupations in therapy and assessment work all year, while 37% 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 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 16% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 84% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 13% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 56% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 16% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Location | Job prospects |
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Campbellton–Miramichi Region | |
Edmundston–Woodstock Region | |
Fredericton–Oromocto | |
Moncton–Richibucto Region | |
Saint John–St. Stephen Region |
Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
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