Employment Outlook

The employment outlook will be moderate for Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations (63211) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

The majority of these workers are employed in the personal care services sector. Other key employers can be found in the retail trade industry, mainly in health and personal care stores.

Job opportunities for this group are dependent on population growth, but more so, mostly driven by consumer discretionary spending. A fair number of estheticians, electrologists and related occupations are self-employed. The entry requirements for most positions within this occupational group are relatively low, which opens the occupation to a larger pool of workers. In addition to having a high school, college or beauty school certificate, on-the-job training is often provided. However, some employers and clients may prefer estheticians and electrologists that are certified from an approved training institution.

Here are some key facts about Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 92%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 48% of estheticians, electrologists and related occupations work all year, while 52% 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 40 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• 50% of estheticians, electrologists and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 15% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 85% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 12% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 24% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 33% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: 24% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor’s degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupation

Source: Job Bank

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