Average Job Tenure: Health care and social assistance, Manitoba
Verified average job tenure for the selected Health care and social assistance population in Manitoba, Canada, drawn from Statistics Canada (2025-annual).
Health care and social assistance · Manitoba, Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Where this sits
In Manitoba, health care and social assistance ranks 8th of 16 sectors for average job tenure, above the middle. It sits 2% above Manitoba's all-industries figure of 99.9 months. Across the sectors reported for Manitoba, average job tenure runs from 48.2 months in accommodation and food services to 170.9 months in agriculture. Across provinces, Manitoba ranks 8th of 10 for health care and social assistance average job tenure, among the lowest. It sits 2% below the Canada-wide figure of 103.2 months. The range runs from 97.7 months in Prince Edward Island to 114.8 months in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Average tenure describes the people who are still there, not the ones who left. A sector can hold long-serving staff and still lose newcomers quickly, so read it next to your own first-year exits, not instead of them.
Take every current employee's months since their start date and average them. Most HR systems report this directly.
How Health care and social assistance compares in Manitoba, Canada
Average job tenure, same source and period. See all 19 industries.
What this means
In Manitoba, average job tenure in health care and social assistance came in at 101.4 months in 2025, per Statistics Canada. The number summarizes the sector's workforce across the province and is not a scorecard for any individual employer. Use it as context alongside your own tenure figures and what departing staff tell you on the way out. SHRM notes that "the cost of replacing an employee can range from 50% to 200% of their annual salary, depending on their level," which is why the gap between a benchmark and your own numbers is worth quantifying.
Average job tenure: Health care and social assistance vs regional average
| Measure | Health care and social assistance | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Average job tenure | 101.4 months | 104.3 months |