Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean

The employment outlook will be Moderate for registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 31301) in the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

The demand for this occupation is mainly due to population growth and aging, as well as government health priorities.

Every year, the government puts targeted measures in place to improve health care services and make them more accessible to the public. The introduction of new services in existing facilities and improved homecare services are stimulating hiring in this occupational group.

In addition, health care facilities must gradually reduce the use of employees from private employment agencies, which could create other employment opportunities for members of this occupation.

As health network managers prefer to recruit more versatile staff, university graduates are in demand, and their proportion has increased within the workforce.

Here are some key facts about registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean region:

• Approximately 2,250 people work in this occupation.
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 90%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 7%