Job prospects Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) near Whitehorse (YT)

The employment outlook will be very good for Licensed practical nurses (NOC 32101) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 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.

Here are some key facts about Licensed practical nurses in Yukon:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Licensed practical nurses mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 80%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 20%
• 88% of licensed practical nurses work all year, while 12% 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 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 51% 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: 78% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology