Job prospects Administrative Assistant - Medical in British Columbia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "administrative assistant - medical" in British Columbia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in British Columbia

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for medical administrative assistants (NOC 13112) in British Columbia for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

In 2025, the Government of British Columbia reduced administrative costs in the health system; as a result, there have been cuts to administrative staff in several health authorities. 

Here are some key facts about medical administrative assistants in British Columbia:

• Approximately 6,950 people work in this occupation.
• Medical administrative assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 57%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 30%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 76% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 59% of medical administrative assistants work all year, while 41% 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 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of medical administrative assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% 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: 16% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 34% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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