Job prospects Pharmacy Technician in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "pharmacy technician" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Pharmacy technicians (NOC 32124) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Pharmacy technicians in Prince Edward Island:

  • Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Pharmacy technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 65%
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 35%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 84% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • 64% of pharmacy technicians work all year, while 36% 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.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: more than 95% 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: 19% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 54% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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