Job prospects Information Services Librarian in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "information services librarian" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Librarians (NOC 51100) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Librarians in Manitoba:

Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Librarians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): more than 95%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 71% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
71% of librarians 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 28% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 72% 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: 11% compared to 31% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 55% compared to 8% for all occupations

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