Job prospects Animal Control Officer in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers (NOC 43202) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

Persistent shortages in this occupation are present throughout the province. There is increasing demand as recruitment is challenging.

Based on the Statistics Canada 2023 Crime Severity Index (2022-2023), B.C. experienced a decrease in violent crime (-4%) while non-violent crimes increased (+7%). Retail theft (shoplifting) valued at more than $5,000 in B.C. have been increasing.

Here are some key facts about By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers in British Columbia:

• Approximately 1,650 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 52%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 18%
  • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 6%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 76% of by-law enforcement and other regulatory 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: 66% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 34% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 28% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 24% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology