Job prospects Ethnology Curator in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Conservators and curators (NOC 51101) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of 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 Conservators and curators in Alberta:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Conservators and curators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 61%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 14%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 12%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 79% of conservators and curators work all year, while 21% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 9% of conservators and curators are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 34% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 66% 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: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 44% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 39% compared to 9% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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