Job prospects Pathologists' Assistant in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "pathologists' assistant" in Manitoba or Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals (NOC 31303) in Manitoba 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 Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals in Manitoba:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 79%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 18%
• 92% of physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals work all year, while 8% 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 49 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 26% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 74% 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: 6% 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: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 23% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 56% 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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