Job prospects Musician in Manitoba

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

Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Musicians and singers (NOC 51122) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 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 Musicians and singers in Manitoba:

  • Approximately 800 people work in this occupation.
  • Musicians and singers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 57%
    • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 30%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 30% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 70% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 27% of musicians and singers work all year, while 73% 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 35 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • 77% of musicians and singers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 40% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 60% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% 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: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 20% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 13% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

Explore job prospects in Manitoba by economic region.

Legend

0 out of 5 stars
Undetermined
1 out of 5 stars
Very limited
2 out of 5 stars
Limited
3 out of 5 stars
Moderate
4 out of 5 stars
Good
5 out of 5 stars
Very good
Location Job prospects
Interlake Region Undetermined
North Central Region Undetermined
North Region Undetermined
Parklands Region Undetermined
South Central Region Undetermined
Southeast Region Undetermined
Southwest Region Undetermined
Winnipeg Region Moderate

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "musician" Musicians and singers (NOC 51122) or across Canada.

Learn more

Labour Market Information Survey
Date modified: