These statistics cover the career grouping of Other Technical Occupations in Health Care (Except Dental) (NOC 323), which includes Midwives.
Workers are employed in the following industries: Health care and social assistance (83%), Other services (except public administration) (9%), Retail trade (5%).
According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 18% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 16%.
50% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.
This occupation (Midwives and Practitioners of Natural Healing) is part of a larger group called Other Technical Occupations in Health Care (Except Dental) (NOC 323). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 75%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.