Job prospects Endocrinologist in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (NOC 31100) in Newfoundland and Labrador 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.

Employment prospects in this occupation are good due to a large number of vacancies and an insufficient supply of physicians qualified to fill them. Efforts are being made worldwide to recruit for this occupation. Most are employed in the province's largest urban areas, due to the higher concentrations of population.

Here are some key facts about Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 550 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 83%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 17%
• 67% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 44% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 59% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 41% 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 7% for all occupations

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