Job prospects Counselling Psychologist in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "counselling psychologist" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Psychologists (NOC 31200) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
Several positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

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Psychologists and psychological associates are regulated by the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

Here are some key facts about Psychologists in Ontario:

Approximately 7,700 people work in this occupation.
Psychologists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 53%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 17%
- Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 10%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 79% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 21% compared to 19% for all occupations
64% of psychologists work all year, while 36% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
50% of psychologists are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 24% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 76% 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: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 94% compared to 13% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in Ontario by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region	Very good
Kingston–Pembroke Region	Very good
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region	Very good
London Region	Very good
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region	Very good
Northeast Region	Very good
Northwest Region	Good
Ottawa Region	Very good
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region	Undetermined
Toronto Region	Very good
Windsor-Sarnia Region	Very good