Job prospects Prosthetic-orthotic Technician 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 Other medical technologists and technicians (NOC 32129) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• The Government of Manitoba is implementing a $400 million Health Care Human Resource Action Plan. The strategy, initially announced in 2022, aims to hire 2,000 health care workers.
• Greater demand on the health care system because of the COVID-19 pandemic and a backlog of medical procedures will support opportunities for technologists over the forecast period.

Here are some key facts about Other medical technologists and technicians in Manitoba:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Other medical technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 49%
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 25%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 15%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 11%
• 67% of other medical technologists and technicians work all year, while 33% 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.
• 15% of other medical technologists and technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 28% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 71% 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: 13% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 20% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology