Job prospects Geriatric Medicine Specialist in Québec
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Job opportunities in Québec
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (NOC 31100) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine in Quebec:
- Approximately 6,550 people work in this occupation.
- Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 79%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 19%
- 50% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine work all year, while 50% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 70% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 49% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 51% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 11% for all occupations
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