Job prospects Medical Laboratory Technologist in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "medical laboratory technologist" 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 Good for medical laboratory technologists (NOC 32120) 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.
• Several 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.
• Workers in this occupation are employed by hospitals, blood banks, community and private clinics, and research and educational institutions. Manitoba's Shared Health is a major employer.
• Key trends include artificial intelligence (AI), molecular diagnostics, point of care testing (POCT), and data management through cloud computing.

Here are some key facts about medical laboratory technologists in Manitoba:

• Approximately 950 people work in this occupation.
• Medical laboratory technologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 52%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 41%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 81% of medical laboratory technologists work all year, while 19% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 17% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 83% 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: n/a
  • 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: 49% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 37% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% compared to 8% for all occupations

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