Job prospects Head Nurse in Ontario
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "head nurse" in Ontario or across Canada.
Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be very good for Nursing coordinators and supervisors (NOC 31300) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
What Types of Employers Are Out There?
- Home health care service providers
- Hospitals
- Nursing and residential care facilities
What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?
- Increased need for health-related services to support the growing and aging population in Ontario
- Greater demand on the health care system because of the backlog of medical procedures and patient care needs
- Major investments in health care facilities
- Initiatives to improve home and community-based patient care services
What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?
- Registration as a registered nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario is required
What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?
- Job duties may involve working long shifts and flexible hours.
Here are some key facts about Nursing coordinators and supervisors in Ontario:
- Approximately 12,350 people work in this occupation.
- Nursing coordinators and supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 39%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 34%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 20%
- Social assistance (NAICS 624): 8%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 88% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 77% of nursing coordinators and supervisors work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% 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.
- Less than 5% of nursing coordinators and supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 7% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 93% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 32% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 44% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 17% compared to 13% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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