Job prospects Laboratory Chemist in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Chemists (NOC 21101) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new 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 Chemists in Manitoba:

Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Chemists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 30%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 12%
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 12%
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 10%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 10%
81% of chemists work all year, while 19% 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.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 39% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 61% 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: less than 5% compared to 31% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 51% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 42% compared to 8% for all occupations

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