Job prospects Pathology Assistant in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals (NOC 31303) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals in British Columbia:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 52%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 33%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 76% of physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals work all year, while 24% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 16% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 84% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 27% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 50% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology