Job prospects Nuclear Medicine Technologist in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Medical radiation technologists (NOC 32121) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.

• An increasing and aging population is largely driving the demand for medical radiation technologists.
• Medical radiation technologists work in health-care facilities, including hospitals, clinics and cancer centres.
• Medical radiation technologists gather critical information for diagnosis and treatment; and serve as advisors to radiologists, radiation oncologists and other health-care providers. They also serve as educators, technical and therapy specialists, and interdisciplinary consultants.
• There are four specialties within the profession: radiography, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy and magnetic resonance.
• In order to work in New Brunswick, medical radiation technologists must be licensed by the New Brunswick Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (NBAMRT).

Here are some key facts about Medical radiation technologists in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 750 people work in this occupation.
• Medical radiation technologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 95%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 80% of medical radiation technologists work all year, while 20% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% 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: 10% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 90% compared to 48% 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: 35% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 60% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology