Nurse practitioners in Lower Mainland - Southwest

The employment outlook will be Good for nurse practitioners (NOC 31302) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest 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.

Here are some key facts about nurse practitioners in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

• Approximately 380 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Nurse practitioners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): more than 95%