Job prospects School Principal 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 good for School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education (NOC 40021) 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.

• Employment opportunities are strongly influenced by population size and student registration.
• Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning reported a 2.8% increase in student enrolment in 2023.
• Manitoba's population growth set a new record of 2.92% in 2023, primarily due to international migration. 
• In 2023, the Government of Manitoba pledged to build 9 new schools by 2027 through public-private partnerships. Following a change in government, new administration announced in 2024 that it would commit only to two publicly-funded schools.

Here are some key facts about School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,250 people work in this occupation.
• School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): more than 95%
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 42% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 57% 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: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 40% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 55% compared to 8% for all occupations

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