Job prospects Pharmacy Technician in New Brunswick
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "pharmacy technician" in New Brunswick or across Canada.
Job opportunities in New Brunswick
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Pharmacy technicians (NOC 32124) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 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.
- An increasing and aging population is largely driving the demand for pharmacy technicians.
- Pharmacy technicians who wish to work in
nNew Brunswick must be certified by the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) and must register with the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists. Candidates must undergo a criminal record check. - Pharmacy technicians work in a variety of settings, including: hospitals, retail pharmacies, health insurance companies and third party billing centres, pharmaceutical companies, drug wholesalers and pharmacy supply companies.
- Candidates must have a willingness to keep up to date with new developments, including new products and updates to existing products.
- Strong communication skills and good manual dexterity are considered an asset for this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Pharmacy technicians in New Brunswick:
- Approximately 850 people work in this occupation.
- Pharmacy technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 76%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 23%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 92% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 75% of pharmacy technicians work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% 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.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 6% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 94% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 60% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 16% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
Breakdown by region
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