Job prospects Cardiovascular Perfusion Clinical Instructor in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "cardiovascular perfusion clinical instructor" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Good for respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (NOC 32103) in New Brunswick for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.

• Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists, and cardiopulmonary technologists are employed by hospitals, home healthcare providers, clinics, research facilities, medical equipment companies, and post-secondary institutions.
• Population growth and an ageing population will support demand for these occupations going forward, as this will increase demand for respiratory or cardiopulmonary interventions. 
• Technological advancements are impacting the nature of work as more processes are becoming automated. As diagnostic and life support technologies become more sophisticated, professionals in these occupations need to be trained on new digital and artificial technology assisted systems. 
• Respiratory therapists must have completed an accredited Respiratory Therapy program and be licensed by the New Brunswick Association of Respiratory Therapists in order to practice. 
• Clinical perfusionists must have completed a bachelor's degree in science or health related field, graduated from an accredited Clinical Perfusion training program, and be certified by the Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusionists. This occupation is not provincially regulated. 
• Cardiopulmonary technologists are required to complete an accredited training program in cardiopulmonary technology. This occupation is not provincially regulated, but registration with the Canadian Association of Cardio-pulmonary Technologists (CACPT) may be required.

Here are some key facts about respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 84%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 11%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 88% of respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists work all year, while 12% 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 49 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 23% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 77% 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: 51% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 41% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 7% for all occupations

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