Job prospects Psychometrist in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "psychometrist" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Other professional occupations in social science (NOC 41409) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Other professional occupations in social science in Alberta:

• Approximately 550 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Other professional occupations in social science mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 22%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 20%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 17%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 72% of other professional occupations in social science work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 18% of other professional occupations in social science are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 35% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 65% compared to 47% 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: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 44% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 45% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology