Job prospects Optician in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "optician" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Opticians (NOC 32100) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several 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 Opticians in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Opticians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 69%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 25%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 5%
• 61% of opticians work all year, while 39% 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.
• 6% of opticians are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 11% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 89% 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: 11% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 20% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 62% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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