Job prospects Urologist 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 surgery (NOC 31101) 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.

Here are some key facts about Specialists in surgery in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Specialists in surgery mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 75%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 25%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 71% of specialists in surgery work all year, while 28% 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.
• 67% of specialists in surgery are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 57% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 42% 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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