Job prospects Hospital Pharmacist in Alberta
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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be very good for Pharmacists (NOC 31120) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 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.
Here are some key facts about Pharmacists in Alberta:
- Approximately 5,350 people work in this occupation.
- Pharmacists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 74%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 20%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 82% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
- 75% of pharmacists work all year, while 25% 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 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 16% of pharmacists are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 39% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 61% compared to 47% 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 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 72% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 9% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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