Job prospects Family Physician in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "family physician" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 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.

• Alberta's population and its proportion of residents aged 65+ are predicted to increase over the next decade, contributing to demand for this occupation. 
• Alberta's Budget 2024 allocates $26.2 billion for health services in 2024-25, an increase of $1.1 billion or 4.4% from 2023-24. 
• Budget 2024 also includes $200 million over 2 years to improve access to family physicians. 
• Alberta is in the process of reforming health care services into four separate health agencies, which may have implications for job seekers.

Here are some key facts about General practitioners and family physicians in Alberta:

• Approximately 9,600 people work in this occupation.
• General practitioners and family physicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 56%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 41%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 56% of general practitioners and family physicians work all year, while 44% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 68% of general practitioners and family physicians are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 51% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 49% compared to 47% 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 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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