Job prospects Police Chief in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Commissioned police officers" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Major labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Commissioned police officers in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services (NOC 40040) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Several 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 Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

  • Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 72%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 28%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

Find out what will be the job prospects for Commissioned police officers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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