Job prospects Medical Secretary in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Medical administrative assistants (NOC 13112) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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?

• Most medical administrative assistants work in physician offices and hospitals

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Investments in new healthcare facilities
• Increasing use of technology to perform administrative tasks may moderate demand for this occupation

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• Candidates with training in medical office administration should have better opportunities securing employment
• Knowledge of healthcare information system software may improve job prospects

What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?

• Willingness to work on shifts on evenings and weekends.

Here are some key facts about Medical administrative assistants in Ontario:

• Approximately 27,450 people work in this occupation.
• Medical administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 59%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 28%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 63% of medical administrative assistants work all year, while 37% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of medical administrative assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% 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: 17% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 15% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 47% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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