Job prospects Medical Laboratory Technical Assistant in Newfoundland and Labrador
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "medical laboratory technical assistant" in Newfoundland and Labrador or across Canada.
Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (NOC 33101) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations in Newfoundland and Labrador:
- Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 75%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 19%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 83% compared to 83% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 17% compared to 17% for all occupations
- 57% of medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 12% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 88% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 43% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 14% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
Breakdown by region
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Avalon Peninsula Region | |
Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region | |
South Coast–Burin Peninsula Region | |
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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
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