Job prospects High School Teacher, Science in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Secondary school teachers (NOC 41220) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new 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.

The prospect for employment in this occupation may be more favourable for casual teaching positions, such as substitute teachers, and those with in-demand teaching backgrounds. The province in 2023 added a significant number of teaching positions to help support students’ social and mental challenges; as well as enhanced assistance to newcomers. Continued population growth may also contribute to increased demand for new teachers. Further, opportunities are expected to arise as there will be a need to replace retiring teachers.

It can be challenging for many new teachers to secure a permanent position, and it may require being mobile, as there can sometimes be less competition in rural communities. 

Teachers with three or more years of experience and additional education may advance to academic advisor positions and to management positions in the educational sector, which could generate further job opportunities in this occupation. Changes in employment in this occupation depend on enrollment at the secondary level and on government funding.

Here are some key facts about Secondary school teachers in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 650 people work in this occupation.
• Secondary school teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 95% of secondary school teachers work all year, while 5% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 44% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 56% compared to 49% 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: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 46% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 45% compared to 8% for all occupations

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