Job prospects Certified Pharmacy Technician in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "certified pharmacy technician" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Pharmacy technicians (NOC 32124) in New Brunswick 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.

• An increasing and aging population is largely driving the demand for pharmacy technicians.
• Pharmacy technicians who wish to work in n New Brunswick must be certified by the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) and must register with the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists. Candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
• Pharmacy technicians work in a variety of settings, including: hospitals, retail pharmacies, health insurance companies and third party billing centres, pharmaceutical companies, drug wholesalers and pharmacy supply companies.
• Candidates must have a willingness to keep up to date with new developments, including new products and updates to existing products.
• Strong communication skills and good manual dexterity are considered an asset for this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Pharmacy technicians in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 850 people work in this occupation.
• Pharmacy technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 76%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 23%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 75% of pharmacy technicians work all year, while 25% 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 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 6% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 94% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 60% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology