Employment Outlook

The employment outlook will be Very good for specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (NOC 31100) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine continue to be in short supply across the province, with demand driven by the province’s aging population, rising chronic disease rates, and government priorities to expand access to specialized care. National efforts to improve physician retention, streamline international accreditation, and enhance labour mobility are helping, but the limited number of residency and postgraduate training positions in Canada remains a bottleneck. Health P.E.I. is actively recruiting physicians, including specialists, to address shortages in hospitals and community care, with incentives offered to attract talent. For new graduates or internationally trained physicians, opportunities are strong, though entry requires extensive education, licensing, and specialization. 

Here are some key facts about Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 71%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 28%
• 57% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• 60% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 75% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 25% compared to 49% 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 8% for all occupations

Source: Job Bank

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