Job prospects Musician in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Musicians and singers (NOC 51122) in Saskatchewan 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 Musicians and singers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 800 people work in this occupation.
• Musicians and singers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 64%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 35%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 34% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 66% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 23% of musicians and singers work all year, while 77% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 35 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 85% of musicians and singers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 39% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 61% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 31% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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