Job prospects Special Education Teacher - Elementary School in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (NOC 41221) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 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.

• The Government of Manitoba increased funding for public schools by 6% in 2023, marking the largest increase in more than 25 years. However, some school divisions still made cuts to teaching positions in 2023-2024, stating that the increase in funds did not offset rising costs.
• Teacher shortages persist in rural and northern areas, prompting some school divisions to offer financial incentives such as signing bonuses. 
• In 2023, the Government of Manitoba pledged to build 9 new schools by 2027 through public-private partnerships. Following a change in government, new administration announced in 2024 that it would commit only to two publicly-funded schools. 
• A new province-wide collective agreement in 2024 included wage increases of 12.85% over four years for public school teachers, elevating them to some of the highest salaries in the country. The new contract also closed the wage gap between rural and urban school divisions.

Here are some key facts about Elementary school and kindergarten teachers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 13,750 people work in this occupation.
• Elementary school and kindergarten teachers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 89% of elementary school and kindergarten teachers work all year, while 11% 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 49 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 20% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 80% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% 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: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 70% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 8% for all occupations

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