Job prospects Veterinary Surgeon 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 moderate for Veterinarians (NOC 31103) 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.
• 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 governments of Canada and Manitoba are spending $2 million through the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to enhance the capacity of rural veterinary services districts. This funding will help support the recruitment and retention of veterinarians in rural areas of the province. 
• In 2022, the Manitoba government expanded its training agreement with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine to address the critical need for veterinarians. 
• Increase in consumer spending on veterinary and other services, a growing pet population and demand for animal therapy and treatments.
• Opportunities may exist for veterinarians to support biosecurity and livestock disease prevention as the agriculture sector evolves.

Here are some key facts about Veterinarians in Manitoba:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Veterinarians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 84%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 79% of veterinarians work all year, while 21% 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 34% of veterinarians are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 27% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 73% 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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