Job prospects Pharmacist in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Pharmacists (NOC 31120) in Manitoba 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.

• The Government of Manitoba is implementing a $400 million Health Care Human Resource Action Plan. The strategy, initially announced in 2022, aims to hire 2,000 health care workers. The plan supports the retention, training, and recruitment of health care physicians, nurses, and allied health staff.  
• Greater need for medication management and overall health care services to support the growing and aging population in Manitoba.

Here are some key facts about Pharmacists in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,850 people work in this occupation.
• Pharmacists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 74%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 21%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 80% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 20% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 76% of pharmacists work all year, while 24% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 13% of pharmacists are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 45% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 55% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 77% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 22% compared to 8% for all occupations

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