Job prospects Assistant Head Nurse in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "assistant head nurse" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Nursing coordinators and supervisors (NOC 31300) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several 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 Nursing coordinators and supervisors in New Brunswick:

Approximately 850 people work in this occupation.
Nursing coordinators and supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 53%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 36%
- Social assistance (NAICS 624): 6%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 90% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 10% 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 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 10% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 90% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 5% compared to 30% 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: 27% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 57% compared to 16% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in New Brunswick by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Campbellton–Miramichi Region	Very good
Edmundston–Woodstock Region	Very good
Fredericton–Oromocto	Very good
Moncton–Richibucto Region	Very good
Saint John–St. Stephen Region	Very good