Managers in health care in Red Deer

The employment outlook will be Good for managers in health care (NOC 30010) in the Red Deer region 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Alberta’s population and its proportion of residents aged 65+ are predicted to increase over the next decade, contributing to demand for this occupation. 
• Alberta’s Budget 2025 allocates $28 billion for health services in 2025-26, an increase of $1.4 billion or 5.4% from 2024-25 across the refocused health care system. 
• The 2025 budget also includes a total of $3.6 billion in capital funding over three years to expand and improve health facilities and services across the system.

Here are some key facts about managers in health care in the Red Deer region:

• Approximately 180 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Managers in health care mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 93%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 7%