Job prospects Occupational Health And Safety Officer in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Occupational health and safety specialists (NOC 22232) in Ontario 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.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• A variety of industries, but notably in public administration, consulting companies, electric power generation, construction, and manufacturing

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Ongoing concerns related to workplace safety
• Regulatory inspection requirements

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) offers two voluntary certifications for occupational health and safety professionals, namely, the Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST) and the Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP).

Here are some key facts about Occupational health and safety specialists in Ontario:

• Approximately 11,600 people work in this occupation.
• Occupational health and safety specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 13%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 8%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 6%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 72% of occupational health and safety specialists work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 61% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 39% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 26% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology