Job prospects Administrative Assistant - Medical in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Medical administrative assistants (NOC 13112) in Nova Scotia 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Compared to more general administrative assistant jobs, this occupation is smaller and has a more specific skillset that may limit opportunities, especially in smaller communities. Opportunities will primarily come from retirements and general turnover. Those with a medical administrative assistant education or knowledge in medical terminology, have good typing skills, experience with common office software and broad experience in clerical roles will have the best chances in finding work. Recent graduates may have to take casual positions to gain experience before moving into permanent positions.

Here are some key facts about Medical administrative assistants in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 2,000 people work in this occupation.
• Medical administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 46%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 44%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 82% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 18% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 65% of medical administrative assistants work all year, while 35% 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 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of medical administrative assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 52% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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