Job prospects Support Services Assistant - Medical in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

The employment outlook will be good for Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 3413) in Ontario for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• The majority are employed in nursing and residential care facilities; hospitals and ambulatory services are also key employers

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Investments in long-term care homes
• Increased need for health-related services to support the growing and aging population in Ontario
• Greater demand on the health care system because of the COVID-19 pandemic and a backlog of medical procedures and patient care needs
• Funding for hospitals and mental health services

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• Employers tend to seek candidates who have a secondary school diploma, and who are registered, or have completed a relevant healthcare course
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and/or Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certifications are common requirements

What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?

• Individuals who are willing to work on shift, including nights and weekends should have improved job prospects

Here are some key facts about Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates in Ontario:

• Approximately 102,950 people work in this occupation.
• Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 62%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 14%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 9%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 62% compared to 79% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 38% compared to 21% for all occupations
• 61% of nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates work all year, while 39% 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 32 weeks compared to 31 weeks for all occupations.
• less than 5% of nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 11% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 89% compared to 48% 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: 15% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 6% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 56% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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