Job prospects Registered Nurse (R.N.) in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "registered nurse (R.N.)" 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 Good for registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 31301) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 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.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by the province's growing and aging population and provincial government spending on healthcare. There is considerable demand in mental health and community care.
• The province is actively recruiting offering relocation and retention incentives as well as simplifying licensing and immigration pathways. Shortages are most acute in rural and remote locations.
• This occupation faces the challenges of managing heavy workloads and high stress.
• Key trends include telehealth and virtual care for rural or underserved areas, artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze patient data, wearable devises, and smart room technology for continuous patient monitoring.

Here are some key facts about registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in Manitoba:

• Approximately 15,150 people work in this occupation.
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 77%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 11%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 69% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 31% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 71% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 12% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 88% 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: 32% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 56% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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