Job prospects Medical Laboratory Technical Assistant near Port Hawkesbury (NS)

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants" near Port Hawkesbury (NS) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants near Port Hawkesbury (NS) 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

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (NOC 33101) in the Cape Breton region 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 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 the Cape Breton region:

  • Approximately 80 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 81%
    • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 19%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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