Job prospects Clinical Pharmacist in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Pharmacists (NOC 31120) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Not many 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?

  • Pharmacies and drug stores
  • Hospitals

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

  • Greater need for medication management and overall health care services to support the growing and aging population in Ontario
  • Increased number of pharmacies and expanded services to improve access to care
  • Investments in health care facilities and hospitals

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

  • Registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacists is required to practise

What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?

  • Ability to work evenings and weekends to meet client needs may be required.

Here are some key facts about Pharmacists in Ontario:

  • Approximately 16,200 people work in this occupation.
  • Pharmacists mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 77%
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 15%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 76% of pharmacists work all year, while 24% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • 23% of pharmacists are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 41% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 59% 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: 55% compared to 24% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 42% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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