Job prospects Pediatric Dentist in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Dentists (NOC 31110) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
Several positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Dentists in Manitoba:

Approximately 750 people work in this occupation.
Dentists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): more than 95%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 86% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
28% of dentists work all year, while 71% 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 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
79% of dentists are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 65% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 35% 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: 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: more than 95% compared to 8% for all occupations

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