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Job opportunities in British Columbia
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be very limited for Conservation and fishery officers (NOC 22113) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- Persistent shortages in this occupation are present throughout the province. An increasing number of retirements in this occupation are contributing to a shortage. There is increasing demand for conservation and fishery officers as recruitment is challenging.
Here are some key facts about Conservation and fishery officers in British Columbia:
- Approximately 750 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Conservation and fishery officers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 39%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 27%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 15%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 11%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 78% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 7% compared to 22% for all occupations
- 69% of conservation and fishery officers work all year, while 31% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 74% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 26% 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: 23% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 41% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 22% 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
Explore job prospects in British Columbia by economic region.
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Location | Job prospects |
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Cariboo Region | |
Kootenay Region | |
Lower Mainland–Southwest Region | |
Nechako Region | |
North Coast Region | |
Northeast Region | |
Thompson–Okanagan Region | |
Vancouver Island and Coast Region |
Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
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