Job prospects Industrial Firefighter in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Firefighters" in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Firefighters in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region. There were 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
The employment outlook will be good for Firefighters (NOC 42101) in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Firefighters in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:
- Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Firefighters mainly work in the following sectors:
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 66%
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 18%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 8%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for Firefighters across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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