Job prospects Correctional Officer in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "correctional officer" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Correctional service officers (NOC 43201) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Correctional service officers in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Correctional service officers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): more than 95%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 88% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
83% of correctional service officers work all year, while 17% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 65% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 35% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 30% compared to 18% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a