Job prospects Medical Laboratory Assistant in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "medical laboratory assistant" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (NOC 33101) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations in Alberta:

  • Approximately 4,000 people work in this occupation.
  • Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 73%
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 23%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 72% compared to 80% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • 67% of medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 16% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 84% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 25% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 21% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

Explore job prospects in Alberta by economic region.

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Location Job prospects
Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region Moderate
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region Moderate
Calgary Region Good
Camrose–Drumheller Region Moderate
Edmonton Region Good
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat Region Moderate
Red Deer Region Moderate
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region Good

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour Market Information Survey
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