Job prospects Hemodialysis Nurse in British Columbia
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Job opportunities in British Columbia
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 31301) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 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.
- Continued growth and aging of British Columbia’s population will support demand for occupations in healthcare.
- The vacancy rate in health care remained higher than the average job vacancy rate across industries in early 2023. There were over 19,000 health care positions vacant across the province.
Here are some key facts about Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in British Columbia:
- Approximately 48,300 people work in this occupation.
- Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 79%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 10%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 7%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 76% compared to 78% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
- 70% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses are self-employed compared to an average of 17% 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 8% 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 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 59% compared to 22% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Location | Job prospects |
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Cariboo Region | |
Kootenay Region | |
Lower Mainland–Southwest Region | |
Nechako Region | |
North Coast Region | |
Northeast Region | |
Thompson–Okanagan Region | |
Vancouver Island and Coast Region |
Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
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