Job prospects Ultrasound Technologist 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 Medical sonographers (NOC 32122) in Ontario 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• Hospitals
• Medical and diagnostic laboratories

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Increased need for health-related services to support the growing and aging population in Ontario
• Prevalence of certain chronic illnesses and need for diagnostic imaging procedures such as ultrasounds to assist in detecting and treating conditions
• Greater demand on the health care system because of a backlog of medical procedures and patient care needs
• Investments in new hospitals

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• Medical sonographers are regulated by the College of Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists of Ontario (CMRITO)
• Registration with Sonography Canada and/or American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) is often required.

Here are some key facts about Medical sonographers in Ontario:

• Approximately 4,250 people work in this occupation.
• Medical sonographers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 52%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 46%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 81% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 64% of medical sonographers work all year, while 36% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of medical sonographers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 14% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 86% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 36% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology