Job prospects Administrative Assistant - Medical near Gaspé (QC)
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Medical administrative assistants" near Gaspé (QC) or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a major labour shortage for Medical administrative assistants near Gaspé (QC). There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Good for medical administrative assistants (NOC 13112) in the Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine region for the 2025-2027 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.
The demand for this occupation is mainly due to population aging, government healthcare priorities, and the expansion of private sector care.
The opening of new health care facilities, medical clinics and offices of other health care professionals will fuel demand for this occupation. New services in existing establishments will also create new positions. Long wait lists for surgery or consultations with specialists and the expansion of fields of practice covered by the public plan are helping to increase the availability of private healthcare, which also contributes to the growth of this occupation.
Due to significant staffing needs in several healthcare and social assistance occupations, establishments are creating new positions in this occupation to relieve health care staff of administrative tasks.
The implementation of new technologies is changing the work of these assistants. The automation of tasks, such as scheduling appointments, invoicing and sending reminders, allows them to focus on more complex tasks.
Here are some key facts about medical administrative assistants in the Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine region:
- Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Medical administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): more than 95%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Medical administrative assistants across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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