Job prospects General Practitioner (GP) near Grand Falls-Windsor (NL)

Over the past few years (2019-2021), the labour market was balanced for General practitioners and family physicians near Grand Falls-Windsor (NL). The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be very good for General practitioners and family physicians (NOC 3112) in the South Coast - Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay regions for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Employment prospects in this occupation are very good due to a large number of vacancies and an insufficient supply of physicians qualified to fill them. The number of positions are expected to rise to help address the increasing need for health care services by the aging population.

Here are some key facts about General practitioners and family physicians in the South Coast - Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay regions:

• Approximately 110 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• General practitioners and family physicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 57%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 42%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology