Job prospects Companion Animal Veterinarian in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Veterinarians (NOC 31103) in Prince Edward Island 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.

Here are some key facts about Veterinarians in Prince Edward Island:

  • Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Veterinarians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 55%
    • Universities (NAICS 6113): 19%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 11%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 11%
    • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 5%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 84% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • 67% of veterinarians work all year, while 33% 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 46 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
  • 17% of veterinarians are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 26% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 74% 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

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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