Job prospects Occupational Therapist (OT) in the Avalon Peninsula Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Occupational therapists" in the Avalon Peninsula Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Occupational therapists in the Avalon Peninsula Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Moderate for occupational therapists (NOC 31203) in the Avalon Peninsula region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few 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 occupational therapists in the Avalon Peninsula region:
- Approximately 140 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Occupational therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 84%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 13%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Occupational therapists across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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