Job prospects Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

The employment outlook will be good for Licensed practical nurses (NOC 3233) in British Columbia for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.

Here are some key facts about Licensed practical nurses in British Columbia:

• Approximately 7,400 people work in this occupation.
• Licensed practical nurses mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 56%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 32%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 70% compared to 77% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 30% compared to 23% for all occupations
• 55% of licensed practical nurses work all year, while 45% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 33 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations.
• less than 5% of licensed practical nurses are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 10% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 90% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 78% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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