Job prospects Intern in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• An aging population will create a greater demand on the healthcare system.
• The provincial government has a Health Human Resources (HHR) Action Plan to recruit, train, incentivize and retain health care providers.
• Effects of the pandemic have significantly contributed to the shortage of healthcare workers.
• A backlog of medical exams, tests and patient care needs due to the pandemic.
• Initiatives to support home and community care services and investments in healthcare facilities.
• Demand may be greater in rural and northern communities of Saskatchewan.

Here are some key facts about General practitioners and family physicians in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 1,850 people work in this occupation.
• General practitioners and family physicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 54%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 38%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 65% of general practitioners and family physicians work all year, while 35% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 61% of general practitioners and family physicians are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 56% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 44% 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 7% for all occupations

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