Job prospects Physician, Primary Care in the Northwest Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "General practitioners and family physicians" in the Northwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for General practitioners and family physicians in the Northwest Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Northwest region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
Several positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about General practitioners and family physicians in the Northwest region:

Approximately 340 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
General practitioners and family physicians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): more than 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology