Job number: DND26J-100395-000287
Location: Ottawa (ON) Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC) Valcartier (QC) Gagetown (NB) Halifax (NS)
Employer: National Defence
Salary: $59,291.00 annually
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Job outlook
Pharmacy Technical Assistants and Pharmacy Assistants in Quebec
Employment prospects: Limited (2025–2027)See full outlook data
The employment outlook will be Limited for pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants (NOC 33103) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants in Quebec:
- Approximately 7,300 people work in this occupation.
- Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 70%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 24%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 73% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 27% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 71% of pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 10% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 90% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 18% compared to 19% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 44% compared to 19% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
This outlook describes the broader occupation category (NOC 33103) that this job falls under, not this specific role, employer, or its requirements. Data: Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-year employment outlook, Quebec, December 2025. Published under the Open Government Licence – Canada.