Job prospects Priest in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "priest" 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 Religious leaders (NOC 41302) in Prince Edward Island for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Here are some key facts about Religious leaders in Prince Edward Island:

Approximately 250 people work in this occupation.
Religious leaders mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 90%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 10%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 68% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 33% compared to 16% for all occupations
75% of religious leaders work all year, while 25% 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 48 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
8% of religious leaders are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 66% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 34% 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: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 62% compared to 8% for all occupations