Job prospects Guidance Counsellor - Education in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "guidance counsellor - education" in New Brunswick or Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

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The employment outlook will be good for Educational counsellors (NOC 41320) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
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 Educational counsellors in New Brunswick:

Approximately 650 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Educational counsellors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 60%
- Universities (NAICS 6113): 23%
- Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 8%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
61% of educational counsellors work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
Less than 5% of educational counsellors are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 15% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 85% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 22% compared to 16% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 65% compared to 7% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in New Brunswick by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Campbellton–Miramichi Region	Undetermined
Edmundston–Woodstock Region	Undetermined
Fredericton–Oromocto	Very good
Moncton–Richibucto Region	Very good
Saint John–St. Stephen Region	Very good