Job prospects Health Care Aide in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "health care aide" 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 Good for nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 33102) 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.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by the province's growing and aging population and provincial government spending on healthcare.
• Immigration is an important labour supply for this occupation and possibly represents an entry point for new Canadians to work in healthcare.
• Key trends are flexibility and adaptability to support 24-hour care in various settings.

Here are some key facts about nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates in Manitoba:

• Approximately 16,900 people work in this occupation.
• Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 41%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 33%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 15%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 68% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 32% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 67% of nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 19% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 81% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 33% 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: 18% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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