Job prospects Head Nurse in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "head nurse" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Nursing coordinators and supervisors (NOC 31300) in Prince Edward Island 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.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Nursing coordinators and supervisors in Prince Edward Island:

Approximately 250 people work in this occupation.
Nursing coordinators and supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 56%
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 30%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 15%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 76% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 24% compared to 16% for all occupations
80% of nursing coordinators and supervisors work all year, while 20% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 49 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: more than 95% compared to 49% 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: 35% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 42% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% compared to 8% for all occupations