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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