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CERIC 2019 Survey of Career Service Professionals

 What is the highest level of education you have completed?

• Some high school 0.1%
• High school diploma or GED 1.7%
• CEGEP/College certificate/diploma 18.2%
• Bachelor’s degree 41.3%
• Master’s degree 35.3%
• Doctoral degree 3.3%

What is your gross (before deductions) annual salary or income?

• Up to $25,000 1.7%
• $25,001 to $40,000 9.1%
• $40,001 to $55,000 25.6%
• $55,001 to $70,000 20.7%
• $70,001 to $85,000 14.4%
• $85,001 to $100,000 8.3%
• $100,001 or more 6.8%

How many years have you worked in career development?

• Less than 1 year 5.3%
• 1 to 4 years 18.7%
• 5 to 10 years 23.6%
• 11 to 20 years 29.8%
• More than 20 years 20.6%
• Not applicable 1.9%

Thinking about your career, where do you see yourself in five years? (Top three responses)

• Likely to be in a similar position/role within the same organization 33.5%
• Working in a more senior position within the same organization 19.3%
• Retired 11.1%

How much time per month would you typically spend on formal professional development?

• < 1 hour 29.9%
• 1 to 3 hours 38.0%
• 4 to 6 hours 18.5%
• 7 hours 13.6%

What is your yearly personal professional development budget as provided by your employer?

• No budget provided 26.7%
• < $500 21.6%
• $500 to $1,000 19.5%
• $1,001 to $2,000 8.6%
• $2,001 to $3,000 5.3%
• $3,001 2.9%
• Not applicable 15.3%

What three topics would you most like to see career development-related research focus on?

• Practices, approaches, techniques or tools used in career counselling/development
• Labour market information
• Mental health and career development

In the past few years, do you feel the public’s perception of the value of career service professionals has:

• Improved 30.6%
• Worsened 5.2%
• Not changed 40.9%
• Unsure 23.3%

When contemplating the next step in their careers, are Canadians that you advise mostly stressed about …

• Fearful of AI/automation and what that means for their job prospects 3.2%
• Uncertain of strengths/interests and anxious about making the right career decision 45.3%
• Concerned about their ability to find decent-paying work 49.4%
• Unclear about how to get a promotion or move up in their field 2.1%

What issues or challenges have you encountered or foresee encountering in hiring people with appropriate skills?

• “There are not enough people with the appropriate skills.”
• “Most candidates have limited counselling skills for working with marginalized, multi-barriered clients.”
• “Difficult to attract qualified and experienced people with the compensation package offered.”

1,350 career service professionals completed the survey. The online survey took place from November 1 to November 29, 2019. For more information, visit ceric.ca/surveys