Job prospects Occupational Therapist, Case Manager in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "occupational therapist, case manager" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Occupational therapists (NOC 31203) in Prince Edward Island for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several 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.

Here are some key facts about Occupational therapists in Prince Edward Island:

Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Occupational therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 50%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 39%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 11%
80% of occupational therapists work all year, while 20% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: more than 95% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: 50% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 40% compared to 8% for all occupations