Job prospects Optical Technician in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Other assisting occupations in support of health services (NOC 33109) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Other assisting occupations in support of health services in Alberta:

• Approximately 4,250 people work in this occupation.
• Other assisting occupations in support of health services mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 44%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 33%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 11%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 70% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 30% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 51% of other assisting occupations in support of health services work all year, while 49% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of other assisting occupations in support of health services are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 15% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 85% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 9% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology