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
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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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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