Job prospects RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Commissioner in British Columbia

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) commissioner" in British Columbia or across Canada.

Job opportunities in British Columbia

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services (NOC 40040) in British Columbia for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services in British Columbia:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 56%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 38%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 59% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 41% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 42% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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