Job prospects Group Home Counsellor in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies (NOC 41301) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies in Yukon:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 79%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 21%
• 56% of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies work all year, while 43% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 27% of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 13% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 87% compared to 51% 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: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 82% compared to 11% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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