Job prospects Dentist in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Dentists" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Dentists in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region over the past few years (2020-2022) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Dentists (NOC 31110) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Several 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 Dentists in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

  • Approximately 1,890 people work in this occupation.
  • Dentists mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): more than 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Dentists across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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