Job prospects Industrial Instrumentation Teacher in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for College and other vocational instructors (NOC 41210) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Enrollment has been increasing slightly over the past five years, thanks to a stable youth population, suggesting that demand for instructors will at the least hold ground. However, with little program growth, most vacancies will occur through the need to replace retired workers. Exceptions might occur in fields where there has been a clear increase in demand for talent, such as health care and data sciences. The rising demand for continued education might also boost the number of jobs available for post-graduate course instructors.
• Job opportunities for instructors working at colleges are less abundant in the summer months due there being fewer courses during this period. Contract and part-time work are common. Formal education and experience in the field of instruction is a requirement, though standards vary significantly.

Here are some key facts about College and other vocational instructors in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 2,100 people work in this occupation.
• College and other vocational instructors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 54%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 9%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 7%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 71% of college and other vocational instructors work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of college and other vocational instructors are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 50% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 50% 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: 8% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 17% compared to 7% for all occupations

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