Job prospects Sonographer - Medical in Ontario
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "sonographer - medical" in Ontario or across Canada.
Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Medical sonographers (NOC 32122) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 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.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
What Types of Employers Are Out There?
- Hospitals
- Medical and diagnostic laboratories
What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?
- Increased need for health-related services to support the growing and aging population in Ontario
- Prevalence of certain chronic illnesses and need for diagnostic imaging procedures such as ultrasounds to assist in detecting and treating conditions
- Greater demand on the health care system because of a backlog of medical procedures and patient care needs
- Investments in new hospitals
What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?
- Medical sonographers are regulated by the College of Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists of Ontario (CMRITO)
- Registration with Sonography Canada and/or American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) is often required.
Here are some key facts about Medical sonographers in Ontario:
- Approximately 4,250 people work in this occupation.
- Medical sonographers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 52%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 46%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 81% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 64% of medical sonographers work all year, while 36% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 7% of medical sonographers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 14% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 86% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 36% compared to 13% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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