Job prospects Assistant Editor in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "assistant editor" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Editors (NOC 51110) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new 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 Editors in Manitoba:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Editors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 56%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 10%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 9%
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 61% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 39% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 66% of editors work all year, while 34% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 28% of editors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 49% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 51% 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: 16% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 23% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology