Job prospects Correctional Officer in Nunavut

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

Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Good

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
A moderate number of 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 Nunavut:

Approximately 100 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: 88% compared to 87% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations
65% of correctional service officers work all year, while 35% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 65% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 35% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 22% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 15% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 10% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a