Job prospects News Editor in Manitoba

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

Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Editors (NOC 51110) 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 Editors in Manitoba:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Editors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 56%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 10%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 9%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 61% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 39% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 66% of editors work all year, while 34% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 28% of editors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 49% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 51% 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: 16% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 23% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology