Job prospects Occupational Health Physician (OHP) in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (NOC 31100) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 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.

• The growing and ageing population is expected to increase the demand for specialists in the upcoming years.
• Given the high entrance requirements and limited post-graduate training positions in medical schools across Canada, these professionals are in limited supply. As a result, there continues to be a shortage.
• Licensing with The College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick is required.
• Some vacancies are more difficult to fill and both provincial health networks tend to be actively recruiting various specialist physicians at any point in time, often directly out of school.
• More specialists are employed in the province's largest urban areas, due to the high concentrations of population. However, opportunities in rural areas are common, as these positions are more difficult to fill.

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

• Approximately 750 people work in this occupation.
• Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 76%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 24%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 67% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine work all year, while 33% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 43% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 63% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 37% 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 7% for all occupations

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