Job prospects Pharmacy Technician in the Estrie Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Pharmacy technicians" in the Estrie Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

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.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Major labour shortage

Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a major labour shortage for Pharmacy technicians in the Estrie Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for pharmacy technicians (NOC 32124) in the Estrie region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
  • 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 technicians in the Estrie region:

  • Approximately 390 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Pharmacy technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 95%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Pharmacy technicians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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