Job prospects Registered Nurse - Extended Class (RN-EC) in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 31301) in New Brunswick 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.

• Increased demand for health care services associated with an ageing and growing population is expected to be among the primary drivers of employment growth in this occupation.
• Significant nursing shortages have been an ongoing issue throughout the province, meaning that new graduates should have little trouble finding employment. However, opportunities may be more abundant in rural areas, particularly in francophone regions of the province.
• Being fluent in both official languages could increase one's chances of finding employment in certain areas.
• Hospitals often recruit directly from colleges.
• Registration with the Nurses Association of New Brunswick is required.

Here are some key facts about Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 7,650 people work in this occupation.
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 74%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 12%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 80% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 20% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 77% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 6% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 94% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 61% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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