Medical administrative assistants in Bas-Saint-Laurent

The employment outlook will be Very good for medical administrative assistants (NOC 13112) in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 Bas-Saint-Laurent region:

• Approximately 130 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%