Job prospects Primary Care Nurse 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 very good for Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 31301) in Manitoba 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.

• The Government of Manitoba is implementing a $400 million Health Care Human Resource Action Plan. The strategy, initially announced in 2022, aims to hire 2,000 health care workers. The plan supports the retention, training, and recruitment of health care physicians, nurses, and allied health staff.  
• Health care spending is on the rise in Manitoba with a $980 million increase in spending on Health, Seniors, and Long-Term Care included in the 2024 provincial budget. This increase in funding is expected to support employment opportunities in the healthcare sector.
• There is an increased need for health care services to support the growing and aging population in Manitoba.
• While nursing shortages exist throughout the province, rural and northern communities face the most acute challenges.

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

• Approximately 14,200 people work in this occupation.
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 73%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 13%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 69% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 31% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 71% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 12% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 88% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 31% 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: 32% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 56% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations

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