Job prospects Elementary School Librarian in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Library and public archive technicians (NOC 52100) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Library and public archive technicians in Ontario:

• Approximately 1,750 people work in this occupation.
• Library and public archive technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 38%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 31%
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 9%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 55% of library and public archive technicians work all year, while 45% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of library and public archive technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 13% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 87% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 9% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 36% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 32% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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