Job prospects Cytotechnologist - Medical Laboratory 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 laboratory technologists (NOC 32120) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 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.

• Medical laboratory technologists are employed by hospitals, blood banks, clinics, research facilities and post-secondary institutions.
• Population growth and an aging population will support demand for medical laboratory technologists, going forward, as this will generate an increasing need for medical laboratory tests.
• Technological advancements are impacting the nature of work as more processes are becoming automated.
• Medical laboratory technologists must be certified and registered with the New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists in order to practice.
• Some employers may require a university science degree for specialized medical laboratory technologists.

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

• Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
• Medical laboratory technologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 86%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 13%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 86% of medical laboratory technologists work all year, while 14% 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 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 14% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 86% 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: less than 5% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 48% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 42% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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