Job prospects Thoracic 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 good for Specialists in surgery (NOC 31101) 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.

• Increased need for health care services to support the growing and aging population in Manitoba.  
• Manitoba offers strong employment prospects for health care workers with recent recruitment efforts reaching record levels. 
• 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.  

Here are some key facts about Specialists in surgery in Manitoba:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Specialists in surgery mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 69%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 31%
• 62% of specialists in surgery work all year, while 38% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 52% of specialists in surgery 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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