Job prospects Medical Transcriptionist in Manitoba

Job opportunities for Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations (NOC 1251) are good in Manitoba over the next 3 years. These job prospects are also applicable to people working as a medical transcriptionist.

Note: These employment prospects were published in December 2021 based on the information available at the time of analysis. The next update will be in December 2022. To learn more, see our FAQs. You can also find additional information on the Canadian Online Job Posting Dashboard.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

medical transcriptionist
Prospects over the next 3 years
Good

The employment outlook will be good for Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations (NOC 1251) in Manitoba for the 2021-2023 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations in the Manitoba region:

  • Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
  • Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 33%
    • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 23%
    • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 21%
    • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 11%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 74% compared to 79% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 26% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • 71% of court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations work all year, while 29% work only part of the year, compared to 64% and 36% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 29 weeks compared to 31 weeks for all occupations.
  • 11% of court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.

    • Breakdown by region

    Explore job prospects in Manitoba by economic region.

    Location Job prospects
    Interlake Region Undetermined Undetermined
    North Central Region Undetermined Undetermined
    North Region Undetermined Undetermined
    Parklands Region Undetermined Undetermined
    South Central Region Undetermined Undetermined
    Southeast Region Undetermined Undetermined
    Southwest Region Undetermined Undetermined
    Winnipeg Region Good Good
    Legend: The job opportunities can be: Undetermined Limited Fair Good

    Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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    Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

    We expect that the labour supply and demand for Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations (NOC 1251) will be balanced in Canada over the next 10 years.

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