Hearing instrument practitioners

Ontario

The employment outlook will be Good for other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (NOC 32109) in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to several new positions.Not many 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 other technical occupations in therapy and assessment in Ontario: Approximately 9,950 people work in this occupation. Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment mainly work in the following sectors: Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 49%Hospitals (NAICS 622): 31%Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 8% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 73% compared to 81% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 27% compared to 19% for all occupations51% of other technical occupations in therapy and assessment work all year, while 49% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.8% of other technical occupations in therapy and assessment are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 20% compared to 52% for all occupations Women: 80% compared to 48% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 7% compared to 25% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 42% compared to 22% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 38% compared to 24% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 13% for all occupations

Nova Scotia

The employment outlook will be Good for other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (NOC 32109) in Nova Scotia for the 2025-2027 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.Here are some key facts about other technical occupations in therapy and assessment in Nova Scotia: Approximately 600 people work in this occupation. Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment mainly work in the following sectors: Hospitals (NAICS 622): 61%Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 23%Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 14% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 88% compared to 82% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 12% compared to 18% for all occupations71% of other technical occupations in therapy and assessment 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 other technical occupations in therapy and assessment are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 22% compared to 51% for all occupations Women: 78% compared to 49% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 11% compared to 27% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 49% compared to 22% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 26% compared to 20% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 10% for all occupations

Saskatchewan

The employment outlook will be Good for other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (NOC 32109) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to several new positions.Not many 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 other technical occupations in therapy and assessment in Saskatchewan: Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021. Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment mainly work in the following sectors: Hospitals (NAICS 622): 44%Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 33%Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 13%Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 86% compared to 81% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations68% of other technical occupations in therapy and assessment work all year, while 32% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.Less than 5% of other technical occupations in therapy and assessment are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 18% compared to 53% for all occupations Women: 82% compared to 47% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: n/a high school diploma or equivalent: 19% compared to 33% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 15% compared to 15% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 50% compared to 17% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 18% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a