Job prospects Finance Officer in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "finance officer" 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 accounting technicians and bookkeepers (NOC 12200) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several 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 new and expanding businesses, an increase in the volume of financial transactions, and compliance with new and complex regulations.
• Key trends for this occupation are in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to handle data entry, reconciliation and invoice processing, and in cloud-based software to access real-time financial data with seamless collaboration and enhanced security.

Here are some key facts about accounting technicians and bookkeepers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 6,400 people work in this occupation.
• Accounting technicians and bookkeepers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services (NAICS 5412): 27%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 10%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 6%
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 5%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 64% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 36% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 72% of accounting technicians and bookkeepers work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 28% of accounting technicians and bookkeepers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 14% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 86% 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: 31% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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