Job prospects Laboratory Assistant - Medical in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "laboratory assistant - medical" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (NOC 33101) 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 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 Quebec:

• Approximately 3,650 people work in this occupation.
• Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 55%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 13%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 73% of medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations work all year, while 27% 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.
• Less than 5% of medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 23% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 77% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 57% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology