Job prospects Interpretive Guide - Museum in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries (NOC 53100) in Ontario 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.

Here are some key facts about Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries in Ontario:

• Approximately 2,000 people work in this occupation.
• Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 67%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 8%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 56% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 44% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 38% of registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries work all year, while 62% 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 33 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 12% of registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 39% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 61% 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: 28% 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: 13% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 37% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 16% compared to 13% for all occupations

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