Job prospects Pharmacist in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "pharmacist" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for pharmacists (NOC 31120) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by the province's growing and aging population and provincial government spending on healthcare. 
• Legislative changes are expected to expand this occupation's scope of practice, which will likely increase demand and growth.
• The Province's Extended Practice Pharmacists (EPPh) allows pharmacists to prescribe medication within their specialty area.
• Key trends include telepharmacy, precision medicine, and personalized treatment.

Here are some key facts about pharmacists in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,900 people work in this occupation.
• Pharmacists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 74%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 22%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 80% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 20% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 76% of pharmacists work all year, while 24% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 13% of pharmacists are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 45% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 55% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 77% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 22% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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