Job prospects Administrative Assistant - Medical in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Medical administrative assistants (NOC 13112) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

  • Most medical administrative assistants work in physician offices and hospitals

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

  • Investments in new healthcare facilities
  • Increasing use of technology to perform administrative tasks may moderate demand for this occupation

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

  • Candidates with training in medical office administration should have better opportunities securing employment
  • Knowledge of healthcare information system software may improve job prospects

Here are some key facts about Medical administrative assistants in Ontario:

  • Approximately 27,450 people work in this occupation.
  • Medical administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 59%
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 28%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 63% of medical administrative assistants work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • Less than 5% of medical administrative assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: more than 95% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 15% compared to 8% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 47% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 24% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region Good
Kingston–Pembroke Region Good
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region Good
London Region Good
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region Good
Northeast Region Good
Northwest Region Moderate
Ottawa Region Good
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region Good
Toronto Region Good
Windsor-Sarnia Region Good

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