Job prospects Chiropractic Office Assistant in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Other assisting occupations in support of health services (NOC 33109) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Other assisting occupations in support of health services in British Columbia:

• Approximately 3,950 people work in this occupation.
• Other assisting occupations in support of health services mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 45%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 31%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 67% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 33% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 49% of other assisting occupations in support of health services work all year, while 51% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of other assisting occupations in support of health services are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 22% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 78% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 26% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 20% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology