Job prospects Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (PHCNP) in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for Nurse practitioners (NOC 31302) in Prince Edward Island for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Nurse practitioners in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Nurse practitioners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 51%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 49%
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: less than 5% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: more than 95% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 89% compared to 8% for all occupations

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