Job prospects Conservation Education Officer in British Columbia
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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Very limited

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

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour Market Information Survey
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