Job prospects Veterinarian in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

Prospects over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Veterinarians (NOC 31103) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

  • The majority of these professionals work in veterinary services
    • Self-employment is relatively high in this profession

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

  • Increase in consumer spending on veterinary and related services, and a growing pet population
  • Opportunities to support biosecurity and livestock disease prevention
  • The use of telemedicine technologies under certain circumstances is expected to expand business prospects

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

  • The College of Veterinarians of Ontario (CVO) regulates this profession, which means candidates must be licensed by the College to practise veterinary medicine in the province

What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?

  • Individuals that work with larger animals such as horses and livestock may be required to drive to farms and ranches to provide veterinary services
  • Ontario only has one post-secondary training institution that offers a degree in veterinary medicine.

Here are some key facts about Veterinarians in Ontario:

  • Approximately 5,550 people work in this occupation.
  • Veterinarians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 91%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 75% of veterinarians work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • 42% of veterinarians are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 35% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 65% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: n/a
    • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
    • bachelor's degree: n/a
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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