Job prospects Community Medicine Physician 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 Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (NOC 31100) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 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.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• Hospitals
• Offices of physicians
• Almost 60% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine are self-employed

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Increased need for health-related services to support the growing and aging population in Ontario
• Greater demand on the health care system because of the backlog of medical procedures and patient care needs
• Major investments in health care facilities
• Initiatives to improve home and community-based patient care services
• Demand may be greater in rural and northern communities of Ontario

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• Registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is required

What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?

• Specialists in surgery are excluded from this group.

Here are some key facts about Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine in Ontario:

• Approximately 16,950 people work in this occupation.
• Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 61%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 37%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 65% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine work all year, while 35% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 59% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 56% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 43% 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 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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