Job prospects Clinical Counsellor in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies (NOC 41301) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Employees in these occupations work across the Northwest Territories. For example, the Northwest Territories Community Counselling Program has counsellors that live in 20 communities. In other communities, counsellors provide phone or fly-in support.

Here are some key facts about Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 50 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%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 75% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 25% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 50% of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies work all year, while 50% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 22% of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies are self-employed compared to an average of 7% 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: 40% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 60% compared to 9% for all occupations

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