Job prospects Psychiatric Nursing Supervisor in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Nursing coordinators and supervisors (NOC 31300) in Ontario 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.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

  • Home health care service providers
  • Hospitals
  • Nursing and residential care facilities

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

  • Increased need for health-related services to support the growing and aging population in Ontario
  • Greater demand on the health care system because of the backlog of medical procedures and patient care needs
  • Major investments in health care facilities
  • Initiatives to improve home and community-based patient care services

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

  • Registration as a registered nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario is required

What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?

  • Job duties may involve working long shifts and flexible hours.

Here are some key facts about Nursing coordinators and supervisors in Ontario:

  • Approximately 12,350 people work in this occupation.
  • Nursing coordinators and supervisors mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 39%
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 34%
    • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 20%
    • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 8%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 77% of nursing coordinators and supervisors work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • Less than 5% of nursing coordinators and supervisors are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 7% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 93% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 32% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 44% compared to 24% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 17% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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