Job prospects Licensed Dental Therapist in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "licensed dental therapist" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for dental hygienists and dental therapists (NOC 32111) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 demand for this occupation is driven by population growth and an increasing awareness of oral health, along with the new federal dental care plan to improve access.
• The province's growing and aging population is expected to increase the demand for geriatric dental care including restorative care and preventative services. 
• The province does not currently have a dental therapy education program, which has eroded labour supply.
• Key trends include artificial intelligence (AI), molecular diagnostics, point of care testing (POCT), and data management through cloud computing.

Here are some key facts about dental hygienists and dental therapists in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,050 people work in this occupation.
• Dental hygienists and dental therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 94%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 67% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 33% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 28% of dental hygienists and dental therapists work all year, while 71% 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 39 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of dental hygienists and dental therapists are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% 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: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 70% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% compared to 8% for all occupations

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