Job prospects Medical Pathologist in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (NOC 31100) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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