Occupation Report. Medical laboratory technicians NOC-S D212 (NOC 3212 B)

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1 Occupation Report Medical laboratory technicians NOC-S D212 (NOC 3212 B) * Note that this report includes full data for the old 2006 NOC 3212; this whole category was moved to the new NOC 3212, along with Pathology assistants and morgue attendant supervisors from 2006 NOC Ottawa, Ontario, & Canada ( ) 3-year historical data & forecasted growth Updated May 2015 NOTE: The new NOC 3212 code includes jobs from two NOC 2006 occupations; however, EMSI data is available for both occupations separately and this report focuses on D212: D211 - Medical laboratory technologists and pathologists' assistants (NOC 3211) D212 - Medical laboratory technicians (NOC 3212)

2 Medical laboratory technicians (NOC Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants*) NOC-S D212 (NOC 3212) Ottawa Outlook Limited Fair Good *Modified label: this whole category was moved to the new NOC 3212, along Based on past and forecasted growth. with Pathology assistants and morgue attendant supervisors from 2006 NOC 3211 NOTE: The outlook remained the same from 2014 to A Local Snapshot There was a decrease in employment in this occupation in Ottawa from 2012 to 2014 (34.2%); it is forecast to decline an additional 15.6% over the next three years. None of those in this occupation are self-employed. Median hourly wage for this occupation was $ % of the 2014 jobs were in the Medical and diagnostic laboratories industry sector. Ottawa has a very similar of this occupation to the province and the nation. Provincially, this occupation showed net decline from 2012 to 2014 (7.1%); it is expected to partially recover over the next three years (5.5%). The GOC Job Bank forecasted fair employment potential for this occupation in Ottawa from Overview Ottawa Jobs 959 (None are self-employed) Location Quotient to Nation 1.04 Province 1.01 Change in Jobs ( ) -34.2% ( ) -15.6% NOTE: Location quotient (LQ) is a way of quantifying how concentrated a particular occupation is in a region compared to the nation or province. A quotient of 1.00 means Ottawa has the same share of the occupation as the nation/province. A quotient higher than 1.00 means Ottawa has a greater share, and lower than 1.00 means Ottawa's share is lower than the average. ONTARIO Percentile Earnings (not including self-employed) $13.80/hr $23.35/hr $41.66/hr 10th Percentile Earnings Median Earnings 90th Percentile Earnings NOTE: Earning figures are only available as a provincial average and are not available at the local level; these figures are current as of March Economic Modeling Specialists International 2

3 Ottawa Growth 1, % 2012 Jobs 2017 Jobs Change ( ) % Change ( ) Regional Trends Region 2012 Jobs 2017 Jobs % Change Ottawa 1, % Ontario 12,439 12, % Canada 32,866 30, % Ottawa Ontario Canada 2012 Jobs 1,458 12,439 32, Jobs ,058 31, Jobs ,551 29, Jobs ,799 30, Jobs ,010 30, Jobs ,181 30,710 Economic Modeling Specialists International 3

4 Ottawa Inverse Staffing Patterns Occupation Jobs in % of Occupation in % of Total Jobs in Medical and diagnostic laboratories (6215) % 30.8% General medical and surgical hospitals (6221) % 1.3% Scientific research and development services (5417) % 0.9% Other ambulatory health care services (6219) % 5.5% Defence services (9111) % 0.3% NOTE: Inverse staffing patterns provides a table of percentages that shows how regional occupations are divided up among regional industries. For example, an inverse staffing pattern for registered nurses may show that 70% of RNs are employed by hospitals, 10% by local government (i.e., public schools), 10% by nursing homes, and 10% by offices of physicians. Educational programs and completions in Ottawa (public institutions only) Programs (2012) Completions (2012) Program Health services/allied health/health sciences, general (51.00) Pharmacology and toxicology (26.10) Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions (51.09) Allied health and medical assisting services (51.08) Health and medical administrative services (51.07) NOTE: EMSI Analyst uses Statistics Canada s PSIS data to compile completions for postsecondary programs offered in Canada, classified by the 2011 CIP codes data includes those who graduated in spring Economic Modeling Specialists International 4

5 Other Considerations LICENSURE/OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ONTARIO: None required (not a regulated profession) NOTE: Workers in regulated occupations require a licence to work legally. Workers in non-regulated occupations do not require a licence, but employers may have other certification requirements. CANADIAN LANGUAGE BENCHMARKS: N/A Links to Additional Occupational Information Ontario Job Futures (Updated in 2013) not available for this occupation GOC Job Bank (Updated in 2015) - Cites Ottawa outlook information, as well as Ontario and Canada; also shows job postings and wage information for Ottawa. Statistics Canada - Occupation information for NOC 3212 (Updated in 2012) About EMSI Occupational data Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. (EMSI) amalgamates information from several data sources in order to produce its occupation counts: Canadian Business Patterns (CBP) Updated twice annually in June and December Census 2006 and 2011 Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) Updated monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) Updated monthly Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS) Latest projections cover Demographic CANSIM tables Various updates Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) - Updated annually; 2012/13 data available now Information from these sources is combined into a dataset that is updated twice annually by EMSI; the latest release came in May 2015 and these reports reflect actuals and projections based on that data. Detailed occupation data is based primarily on industry staffing patterns collected by the SEPH, which surveys businesses and is considered more reliable than the LFS, which surveys individuals. Should you have any further questions about the data in this report, please contact Labour Market Ottawa at X7552 or info@labourmarketottawa.ca. Economic Modeling Specialists International 5