Job prospects Licensed Dental Therapist in Alberta
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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Dental hygienists and dental therapists (NOC 32111) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 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 Dental hygienists and dental therapists in Alberta:
- Approximately 4,300 people work in this occupation.
- Dental hygienists and dental therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): more than 95%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 67% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 33% compared to 20% for all occupations
- 25% of dental hygienists and dental therapists work all year, while 75% 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 38 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 8% of dental hygienists and dental therapists are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: less than 5% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: more than 95% 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: 65% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 9% for all occupations
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