Job prospects Session Musician in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Musicians and singers (NOC 51122) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several 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 Musicians and singers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 800 people work in this occupation.
• Musicians and singers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 57%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 30%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 30% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 70% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 27% of musicians and singers work all year, while 73% 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 35 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 77% of musicians and singers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 40% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 60% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 35% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 13% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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