Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating in Edmonton

The employment outlook will be Good for other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating (NOC 31209) in the Edmonton region for the 2025-2027 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.

• Alberta’s population and its proportion of residents aged 65+ are predicted to increase over the next decade, contributing to demand for this occupation. 
• Alberta’s Budget 2025 allocates $28 billion for health services in 2025-26, an increase of $1.4 billion or 5.4% from 2024-25 across the refocused health care system. 
• The 2025 budget also includes a total of $3.6 billion in capital funding over three years to expand and improve health facilities and services across the system.

Here are some key facts about other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating in the Edmonton region:

• Approximately 120 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): more than 95%