Job prospects Publishing Manager in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "publishing manager" in Manitoba or across Canada.

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 Moderate for managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts (NOC 50011) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts in Manitoba:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 64%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 19%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 8%
• 84% of managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts work all year, while 16% 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.
• 16% of managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 53% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 47% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 19% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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