Job prospects Educational Assistant 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 Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants (NOC 43100) 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Individuals working with special needs students should have better prospects for finding employment. 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 this occupation. 

Some employment opportunities may become available for substitute teachers, which is usually on an "on-call" basis, and for part-time, occasional, and temporary work. Employers may prefer candidates with a college diploma or other post-secondary education in relevant fields such as Educational Assistant, Developmental Services, Early Childhood Education and Child and Youth Care. Teacher assistants working with special needs students require post-secondary education in a relevant field and may need to demonstrate additional skills such as knowledge of sign language, Braille, assistive/adaptive devices, and special education techniques.

Here are some key facts about Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 500 people work in this occupation.
• Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants 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: 83% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 12% of elementary and secondary school teacher assistants work all year, while 88% 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 38 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 8% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 92% compared to 49% 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: 16% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 56% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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