School of Health and Public Safety
Each year, SAIT conducts a survey to determine the employment rate, salaries and satisfaction of our newest SAIT alumni. The survey is conducted between February and April with the most recent class of SAIT grads.
The data below is employment and salary information about programs in the School of Health and Public Safety.
School of Health & Public Safety - 2021/21 results
| Number of Graduates | 920 |
| Number Responding | 576 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 563 |
| Employment Rate | 95% |
| Total Employed | 534 |
| Employed - Training Related | 474 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 60 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 29 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 13 |
| Pursuing Education | 75 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $50,000 |
Advanced Care Paramedic
| Number of Graduates | 31 |
| Number Responding | 18 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 17 |
| Employment Rate | 94% |
| Total Employed | 16 |
| Employed - Training Related | 16 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 0 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Pursuing Education | 3 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $80,000 |
Dental Assisting
| Number of Graduates | 137 |
| Number Responding | 87 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 87 |
| Employment Rate | 97% |
| Total Employed | 84 |
| Employed - Training Related | 79 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 5 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 3 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 4 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $45,760 |
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
| Number of Graduates | 32 |
| Number Responding | 22 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 22 |
| Employment Rate | 100% |
| Total Employed | 22 |
| Employed - Training Related | 22 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 0 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $80,000 |
Health Information Management
| Number of Graduates | 27 |
| Number Responding | 16 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 16 |
| Employment Rate | 94% |
| Total Employed | 15 |
| Employed - Training Related | 13 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 2 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $46,800 |
Medical Device Reprocessing Technician
| Number of Graduates | 80 |
| Number Responding | 46 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 44 |
| Employment Rate | 84% |
| Total Employed | 37 |
| Employed - Training Related | 31 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 6 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 7 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Pursuing Education | 4 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $42,000 |
Medical Laboratory Assistant
| Number of Graduates | 70 |
| Number Responding | 41 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 39 |
| Employment Rate | 100% |
| Total Employed | 39 |
| Employed - Training Related | 34 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 5 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Pursuing Education | 10 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $41,600 |
Medical Laboratory Technology
| Number of Graduates | 49 |
| Number Responding | 29 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 29 |
| Employment Rate | 100% |
| Total Employed | 29 |
| Employed - Training Related | 29 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 0 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $66,500 |
Medical Office Assistant & Unit Clerk
| Number of Graduates | 134 |
| Number Responding | 76 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 74 |
| Employment Rate | 93% |
| Total Employed | 69 |
| Employed - Training Related | 58 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 11 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 5 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Pursuing Education | 8 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $40,000 |
Medical Radiologic Technology
| Number of Graduates | 44 |
| Number Responding | 29 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 29 |
| Employment Rate | 100% |
| Total Employed | 29 |
| Employed - Training Related | 29 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 0 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 2 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $67,000 |
Nuclear Medicine Technology
| Number of Graduates | 23 |
| Number Responding | 16 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 16 |
| Employment Rate | 94% |
| Total Employed | 15 |
| Employed - Training Related | 14 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 1 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 1 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $70,720 |
Nutrition for Healthy Lifestyles
| Number of Graduates | 20 |
| Number Responding | 11 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 9 |
| Employment Rate | 100% |
| Total Employed | 9 |
| Employed - Training Related | 4 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 5 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Pursuing Education | 5 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | N/A |
Ophthalmic and Optometric Assisting
| Number of Graduates | 17 |
| Number Responding | 11 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 11 |
| Employment Rate | 91% |
| Total Employed | 10 |
| Employed - Training Related | 9 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 1 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 2 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | N/A |
Pharmacy Assistant
| Number of Graduates | 109 |
| Number Responding | 68 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 67 |
| Employment Rate | 93% |
| Total Employed | 62 |
| Employed - Training Related | 51 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 11 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 5 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Pursuing Education | 23 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $34,500 |
Primary Care Paramedic
| Number of Graduates | 61 |
| Number Responding | 45 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 42 |
| Employment Rate | 90% |
| Total Employed | 38 |
| Employed - Training Related | 29 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 9 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 4 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 3 |
| Pursuing Education | 7 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $65,000 |
Rehabilitation Therapy
| Number of Graduates | 42 |
| Number Responding | 28 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 28 |
| Employment Rate | 96% |
| Total Employed | 27 |
| Employed - Training Related | 24 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 3 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 6 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $44,100 |
Respiratory Therapy
| Number of Graduates | 44 |
| Number Responding | 33 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 33 |
| Employment Rate | 100% |
| Total Employed | 33 |
| Employed - Training Related | 32 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 1 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $68,000 |