Job prospects Obstetrician-gynecologist in Alberta
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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Specialists in surgery (NOC 31101) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 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 Alberta:
- Approximately 1,200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Specialists in surgery mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 57%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 42%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 95% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
- 52% of specialists in surgery work all year, while 48% 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 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 67% of specialists in surgery are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 69% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 31% compared to 47% 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 9% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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