Job prospects General Surgeon in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "general surgeon" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Specialists in surgery (NOC 31101) in Ontario 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Specialists in surgery in Ontario:

Approximately 4,350 people work in this occupation.
Specialists in surgery mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 51%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 48%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 95% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
69% of specialists in surgery work all year, while 31% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
64% of specialists in surgery are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 68% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 32% 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: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 13% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in Ontario by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region	Good
Kingston–Pembroke Region	Good
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region	Good
London Region	Good
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region	Good
Northeast Region	Good
Northwest Region	Undetermined
Ottawa Region	Good
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region	Undetermined
Toronto Region	Good
Windsor-Sarnia Region	Undetermined