These statistics apply to the career grouping of Psychologists, Social Workers, Counsellors, Clergy and Probation Officers (NOC 415), which includes Ministers of Religion.
Workers are employed in the following industries: Other services (except public administration) (92%), Health care and social assistance (4%).
According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 12% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 16%.
Women represented 24% of workers in this occupation, compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.
This occupation (Ministers of Religion) is part of a larger group called Psychologists, Social Workers, Counsellors, Clergy and Probation Officers (NOC 415). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 53%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.