Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health)

National Occupational Classification (NOC): 32129

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Sample Job Titles

  • Pharmacy technician
  • Food and nutrition technician - dietetics
  • Ocularist technician
  • Ocularist
  • Dietary technician
  • Orthotic technician
  • Orthotist
  • Prosthetic technician
  • Prosthetist
  • Surgical fitter


What do other medical technologists and technicians do?

Other medical technologists and technicians include medical technologists and technicians, such as dietary technicians, ocularists, prosthetists, orthotists, prosthetic technicians and orthotic technicians. Dietary technicians are employed in health care and commercial food service establishments such as hospitals, extended care facilities, nursing homes, schools, cafeterias and fast food outlets. Ocularists are employed in custom ocular prosthetic laboratories, or they may be self-employed. Prosthetists, orthotists and prosthetic and orthotic technicians are employed in hospitals, clinics, prosthetics and orthotics laboratories, and prosthetic device manufacturing companies. Prosthetists and orthotists may also be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

The following is a summary of the main duties for some occupations in this unit group:

  • Dietary technicians
    • Assist dietitians or nutritionists to plan and supervise food service operations
    • Plan menus and diet for individuals or groups under the direction of a dietitian or nutritionist
    • Assist in the supervision of personnel who prepare and serve food
    • Help patients select menu items
    • Assist dietitians with research in food, nutrition and food service systems.
  • Pharmacy technicians
    • Assist pharmacists to maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
    • Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate
    • Enter client information in databases and prepare medications for clients
    • Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams
    • Bill third party insurers
    • May help with scheduling and workflow.
  • Ocularists
    • Design, fabricate and fit ocular prostheses and conformers, and may design and fabricate implants
    • Paint the iris and pupil of artificial eyes
    • Clean and restore ocular prostheses
    • Advise patients concerning the loss of depth perception and the care and use of ocular prostheses
    • Repair and maintain fabrication and laboratory equipment
    • Consult with ophthalmologists concerning insertion of ocular prostheses.
  • Prosthetists and orthotists
    • Design, fabricate and fit prosthetic and orthotic appliances such as artificial limbs, braces or supports
    • Interpret physicians’ specifications and examine and measure patients to develop working sketches of appliances
    • Make and modify plaster casts of areas to receive prostheses or orthoses
    • Fit, adjust and repair appliances
    • Advise patients in the use and care of prostheses and orthoses
    • Supervise and direct the activities of prosthetic and orthotic technicians.
  • Prosthetic and orthotic technicians
    • Assemble or build prosthetic and orthotic appliances according to drawings, measurements and plaster casts using a variety of materials such as metals, plastics and leathers
    • Repair, rebuild and modify prosthetic and orthotic appliances or orthopaedic footwear
    • May take the body or limb measurements of patients.

Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada

 

Other medical technologists and technicians work in the following subsectors (NAICS) in Newfoundland and Labrador:

  • 622   Hospitals
  • 621   Ambulatory health care services

Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada

 

Short and Long Term Occupational Projections

Short Term Projections for 2023-2025

The employment outlook is undetermined for other medical technologists and technicians in Newfoundland and Labrador due to low levels of employment.

Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada

 

Long Term Projections for 2023-2032

Other medical technologists and technicians belong to the broader occupational group 32123-32129, 32104 (Other medical technologists and technicians (including veterinary)). This group is forecast to be balanced (rating of 2.1 out of 4) over the next several years, meaning projected labour supply is expected to meet forecasted job openings.

Source: Department of Finance, Occupation Projections (Summer 2023)

 

Number of Job Postings in 2023

During 2023, there were 115 public job postings for this occupation, with the following distribution:

Avalon:  56% Western:  12%
Eastern:  7% Labrador:  4%
Central:  17% NL-unspecified:  3%

Source: Lightcast (note: data used in this analysis reflects new unique monthly postings which are totaled for the calendar year)



Who works as other medical technologists and technicians in Newfoundland and Labrador?

During the reference week of May 2021, there were approximately 50 people working in this occupation in Newfoundland and Labrador. 60% of those employed were Male+ and 50% of those employed were Female+.

Here is the age group breakdown for this group of workers:

15 to 24 25 to 54 55 to 64 65+
0% 80% 0% 0%

Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada

 

How much do other medical technologists and technicians make?

Annual Earnings

The median employment income for all other medical technologists and technicians in the reference year 2020 (50 workers in total, including those working part-time and full-time, as well as part-year and full-year) was $63,600.

Source: Census 2021, Statistics Canada.

 

Hourly Earnings

Salary information for other medical technologists and technicians in Newfoundland and Labrador is as follows:

Low ($/hour) Median ($/hour) High ($/hour)
Newfoundland and Labrador $19.37 $28.38 $36.38

 

The following low, median, and high wages are for Canada:

Low ($/hour) Median ($/hour) High ($/hour)
$15.25 $20.00 $30.00

Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada

 

Most Frequently Sought Skills from Job Postings (2023)

  • Ambulances
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Patient Transport
  • Office Administration
  • Blood Pressure
  • Operating Room (OR)
  • Trauma Care
  • Data Entry
  • Nursing

Source: Lightcast



What training is required?

  • Dietary technicians require completion of a two- to three-year college program in dietary technology and supervised practical training.
  • Pharmacy technicians usually require completion of a two- to three-year college program in pharmaceutics.
  • Ocularists require completion of the ocularist training program of the American Society of Ocularists and supervised practical training or A five-year supervised practical training program under a certified ocularist.
  • Certification by the National Examining Board of Ocularists is usually required.
  • Prosthetists and orthotists require a two-year college program in prosthetics and orthotics technology and three years of supervised practical training.
  • Certification by the Canadian Board of Certification of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CBCPO) may be required.
  • Prosthetic and orthotic technicians usually require a two- to three- year college program in prosthetics and orthotics and one to two years of supervised practical training or Completion of secondary school and up to four years of supervised practical training under a certified prosthetist or orthotist.
  • Registration with the Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CAPO) may be required.

Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Employment and Social Development Canada

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