Job prospects Manufacturing Manager in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "manufacturing manager" 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 manufacturing managers (NOC 90010) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by conditions in manufacturing, which is currently tariff exposed and subject to economic cycles.
• Manitoba has a diverse manufacturing base that helps insulate the province from economic disruption through supply chain flexibility for access to multiple markets and inputs from various sources.
• Key trends in this occupation include supply chain resilience through diversification. Some manufacturers are shifting from product-centric to service centric business models such as after-sale services to generate recurring revenue and build stronger customer relationships.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Interlake and Southeast regions.

Here are some key facts about manufacturing managers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 2,600 people work in this occupation.
• Manufacturing managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Computer, electronic and electrical product manufacturing (NAICS 334-335): 21%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 19%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 12%
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 12%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 7%
• 89% of manufacturing managers work all year, while 11% 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 49 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 19% of manufacturing managers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 85% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 15% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 21% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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