Psychologist

The employment outlook will be Very good for psychologists (NOC 31200) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 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.

Here are some key facts about psychologists in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Psychologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 32%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 21%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 16%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 11%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 66% of psychologists work all year, while 34% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 32% of psychologists are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 25% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 75% compared to 47% 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: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 7% for all occupations