Job prospects Nurse Practitioner in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "nurse practitioner" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Nurse practitioners (NOC 31302) in Prince Edward Island for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Nurse practitioners in Prince Edward Island:

Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Nurse practitioners mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 51%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 49%
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: more than 95% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 89% compared to 8% for all occupations