33109 - Other Assisting Occupations in Support of Health Services

Other Assisting Occupations in Support of Health Services are in high demand throughout Canada’s Healthcare sector. The demand for skilled workers under this TEER has been rapidly expanding post the pandemic, and this trend is expected to continue over the coming years. Many job opportunities will be available for Other Assisting Occupations in Support of Health Services in Canada.

The high demand for skilled workers in this field has also resulted in competitive salaries and excellent benefits for Other Assisting Occupations in Support of Health Services that can range from $32,800 to $65,200 per year, depending on experience, location, and specialization, but they tend to be higher than average in this industry.

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Example Titles

• Audiometric assistant
• Audiometric technician
• Autopsy assistant
• Blood donor clinic assistant
• Cast room technician
• Chiropractic assistant
• Clinical laboratory helper
• Morgue attendant
• Ophthalmic assistant
• Ophthalmic laboratory technician - retail
• Ophthalmic lens grinder
• Ophthalmologist assistant
• Optical laboratory assistant
• Optometrist assistant
• Orthopedic technologist
• Sterile processing technician

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Audiometric Technicians

• Under the supervision of audiologists, administer tests such as pure tone hearing screening, impedance tests, and noise level measurements using equipment such as audiometers and sound level meters to determine the hearing thresholds of patients.
• Instruct patients on test procedures and record results.
• Monitor, check, and calibrate auditory equipment.
• May take earmold impressions and fit and adjust hearing instruments.

Orthopedic Technologists

• Assist orthopedic surgeons in the treatment of orthopedic diseases and injuries by applying and adjusting casts, splints, bandages, and other orthopedic devices.
• Assist in the application, maintenance, and adjustment of traction equipment.
• Clean and dress wounds.
• Remove casts, sutures, staples, and pins.
• Instruct patients and their families and other health care professionals with respect to orthopedic matters.

Rehabilitation Aids

• Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies.
• Assist in activities for the rehabilitation of patients as directed by healthcare professionals.
• May perform routine office functions.

Ophthalmic Assistants

• Take patients' general medical and ophthalmic history.
• Operate ophthalmic testing and measuring instruments to aid ophthalmologists in assessing patients' vision.
• Instruct patient on diagnostic tests and record results.
• Assist ophthalmologists in minor office surgery.
• Administer eye drops, ointments, and medications as directed by ophthalmologists.
• Clean and maintain ophthalmic instruments and equipment.
• Perform various administrative duties.
• Optical/Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians and Assistants
• Operate laboratory equipment to grind, cut, polish, and edge lenses for eyeglasses according to prescriptions received and fit lenses into frames.
• Make minor repairs for customers such as replacing frame screws or straightening frames.
• Maintain and repair optical laboratory equipment or machinery.

Sterile Processing Technicians

• Operate and maintain sterilization equipment such as instrument washers, sonic sinks, cart washers, and steam autoclaves to clean and disinfect trays, carts, linens, supplies, instrumentation, and equipment for reuse according to standardized safety practices.
• Reassemble equipment and assemble packs of sterile supplies and instruments for delivery to hospital departments.

Blood Donor Clinic Assistants

• Set up and dismantle equipment.
• Prepare and maintain the cleanliness of collection areas.
• Maintain supplies.
• Monitor donors throughout the procedure and assist with post-donation care and donor reaction care as assigned under the supervision of a registered nurse.
• Record information on donors.
• Label and process donated blood.

Morgue Attendants

• Assist pathologists at autopsies by laying out surgical instruments.
• Prepare solutions for the preservation of specimens.
• Transfer bodies from the morgue to the examining table.
• Remove organs and tissue specimens, as instructed by the attending pathologist, and place them in preservative solutions.
• Clean and sew up bodies for release to the funeral home.

Employment Requirements

• Audiometric technicians usually require a specialization in industrial audiometry testing.
• Orthopedic technologists usually require completion of secondary school and several months of on-the-job training or a college orthopedic technologist program.
• Registration with the Canadian Society of Orthopaedic Technologists is available and may be required by employers.
• Ophthalmic assistants require completion of a six to twelve-month ophthalmic assistants college program or a minimum of one year of on-the-job training under the supervision of an ophthalmologist, and completion of an approved ophthalmic assistant home study program.
• Certification by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology may be required by employers.
• Healthcare courses or short-term college programs related to the work of medical therapy aides, such as recreational therapy programs, are available and may be required by employers.
• Sterile processing technicians require completion of secondary school and a six- to nine-month sterile processing college program.
• Completion of secondary school and several months of on-the-job training are usually required for other assisting occupations in this unit group.

Salary Prospects

Job Openings - TEER 33109

Over the period 2022-2031, new job openings for Other Assisting Occupations in Support of Health Services are expected to total 44,300, while 41,900 new job seekers are expected to be available to fill them. Immigrants learning how to get Other Assisting Occupations in Support of Health Services Jobs in Canada from India can find it relatively easier to land a job under TEER 33109.