Job prospects Natural Resources Officer in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Conservation and fishery officers (NOC 22113) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 Conservation and fishery officers in Alberta:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Conservation and fishery officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 41%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 25%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 10%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 5%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 5%
• 76% of conservation and fishery officers work all year, while 24% 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.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 79% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 21% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 16% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 55% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 20% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology