Job prospects Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (PHCNP) in the Edmonton Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Allied primary health practitioners" in the Edmonton Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Allied primary health practitioners in the Edmonton Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be very good for Nurse practitioners (NOC 31302) in the Edmonton region for the 2023-2025 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.
Increasing Albertans’ access to nurse practitioners and midwives is a key objective under the Alberta Ministry of Health’s 2020 – 2023 business plan. To help meet the objective, there is $243M of primary care network funding, including $3M allocated to increase the number of nurse practitioners working in primary care networks.
Here are some key facts about Nurse practitioners in the Edmonton region:
- Approximately 290 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Nurse practitioners mainly work in the following sectors:
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 91%
- Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 9%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for Allied primary health practitioners across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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