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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 limited for Conservation and fishery officers (NOC 22113) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few 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.
Employment opportunities in this occupation are supported by government programs and regulations in areas of ecosystem health, biodiversity conservation, management of fisheries, and sustainable aquaculture.
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
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