Job prospects Chief Of Operating Area in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Good for managers in health care (NOC 30010) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 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.

Here are some key facts about managers in health care in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,350 people work in this occupation.
• Managers in health care mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 57%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 22%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 13%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 82% of managers in health care work all year, while 18% 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.
• Less than 5% of managers in health care are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 21% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 79% 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: 9% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 21% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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