Job prospects Senior Planner - Land Use in Alberta
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "senior planner - land use" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Urban and land use planners (NOC 21202) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
  • 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 Urban and land use planners in Alberta:

  • Approximately 1,800 people work in this occupation.
  • Urban and land use planners mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 30%
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 12%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 12%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
    • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 6%
  • 79% of urban and land use planners work all year, while 21% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • 8% of urban and land use planners are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 59% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 41% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 7% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 33% compared to 21% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 28% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour Market Information Survey
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