Job prospects Medical Specialist in Prince Edward Island

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "medical specialist" in Prince Edward Island or Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (NOC 31100) in Prince Edward Island 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.

The growing and aging population is expected to increase the demand for specialist physicians in the upcoming years. National priorities for healthcare, such as efforts to improve retention, speed up international accreditation processes, and make labour mobility more efficient, should help to address existing health care challenges over the forecast period.

However, the high entrance requirements and limited post-graduate training positions in medical schools across Canada continue to restrict the labour supply of these professionals. As a result, there continues to be a demand for additional specialist physicians across P.E.I.

Here are some key facts about Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine in Prince Edward Island:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 71%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 28%
57% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
60% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 75% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 25% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 8% for all occupations