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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Occupational therapists" in the Cape Breton Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Occupational therapists in the Cape Breton Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Occupational therapists (NOC 31203) in the Cape Breton region 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.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about Occupational therapists in the Cape Breton region:

Approximately 40 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Occupational therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 56%
- Nursing and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 26%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 18%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology