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The employment outlook will be Good for specialists in surgery (NOC 31101) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 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 specialists in surgery in Manitoba:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Specialists in surgery mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 73%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 27%
• 62% of specialists in surgery work all year, while 38% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 52% of specialists in surgery are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 65% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 35% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 8% for all occupations