Job prospects Economics Teacher - College Level in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for College and other vocational instructors (NOC 41210) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for staff in sectors such as health care and early childhood education has resulted in increased training spaces at various post-secondary institutions. Late in 2021, the Government of Manitoba announced a plan to add 400 new nursing spaces across the province over the next several years.
• In July 2023, the governments of Canada and Manitoba earmarked $24M to expand training opportunities for early childhood educators, adding 998 seats over three years at five post-secondary institutions.
• Assiniboine Community College hopes to begin construction on its Prairie Innovation Centre next year. The planned expansion to the college’s agriculture programming will also create demand for instructors, as the school expects to increase enrolment this area from 300 to more than 800.

Here are some key facts about College and other vocational instructors in Manitoba:

• Approximately 3,150 people work in this occupation.
• College and other vocational instructors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 56%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 71% of college and other vocational instructors 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.
• 8% of college and other vocational instructors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 47% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 53% 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: 11% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 31% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 22% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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