Job prospects French As A Second Language Teacher, High School in Ontario
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Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Secondary school teachers (NOC 41220) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few 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.
What Types of Employers Are Out There?
- Nearly all employed in secondary schools
What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?
- Demand strongly influenced by population size and student registration
- Enrolment in secondary schools has been increasing
- Generally, changes to annual funding amounts can affect employment prospects in school boards
- Commitments to increase the number of French-language teachers should support employment for candidates with this specialization
What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?
- In order to teach in a publicly funded school in Ontario, a teacher must be certified by the Ontario College of Teachers
What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?
- In private schools, principals and teachers are not required to be certified by the Ontario College of Teachers; however, employers often prefer candidates who are certified.
Here are some key facts about Secondary school teachers in Ontario:
- Approximately 64,300 people work in this occupation.
- Secondary school teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): more than 95%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 90% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 92% of secondary school teachers work all year, while 8% 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 50 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 40% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 60% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 57% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 36% compared to 13% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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