Job prospects Certified Prosthetist-orthotist (CPO) in Québec
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Job opportunities in Québec
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Other medical technologists and technicians (NOC 32129) in Quebec for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- 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 Other medical technologists and technicians in Quebec:
- Approximately 2,350 people work in this occupation.
- Other medical technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 53%
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 14%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 10%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 8%
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 7%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 84% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 16% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 70% of other medical technologists and technicians work all year, while 30% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 5% of other medical technologists and technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 22% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 78% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 73% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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