Job prospects Medical Laboratory Technologist in the Cape Breton Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Medical laboratory technologists" in the Cape Breton Region or Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Note: These outlooks are based on the 2016 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). Learn more about our methodology.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Medical laboratory technologists in the Cape Breton Region over the past few years (2019-2021) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Medical laboratory technologists (NOC 3211) in the Cape Breton region 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.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about Medical laboratory technologists in the Cape Breton region:

  • Approximately 110 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
  • Medical laboratory technologists mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 66%
    • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 19%
    • Nursing and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 9%
    • Educational services (NAICS 61): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Medical laboratory technologists across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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