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Nurse anesthetists

Nurse anesthetists: demand is edging up in the US and giving mixed signals in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.

United States: Edging up

Basis: outlook rising, other holding. Nursing job postings -1.3% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +9.7%. Median pay: US$236,590.

Canada: Signals disagree

Basis: weekly thinning, outlook rising. Nursing job postings -15.5% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +1.57 on a scale of −2 to +2.

US SOC 29-1151. Canada NOC 31302. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.