Job prospects Personal Care Provider - Home Care in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "personal care provider - home care" 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 home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (NOC 44101) 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.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by the province's growing and aging population who need in-home services. 
• Home care workers negotiated a significant wage increase in 2024.
• In 2025, Manitoba used the Provincial Nominee Program to invite skilled workers in this occupation to work in the province.
• Key trends for this occupation include a shift from institutional settings towards community-based home care.
• This occupation tends to have high employee turnover.

Here are some key facts about home support workers, caregivers and related occupations in Manitoba:

• Approximately 2,700 people work in this occupation.
• Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 46%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 24%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 15%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 65% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 35% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 64% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations work all year, while 36% 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.
• Less than 5% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 18% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 82% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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