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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 moderate for Occupational health and safety specialists (NOC 22232) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Occupational health and safety specialists in British Columbia:
- Approximately 4,350 people work in this occupation.
- Occupational health and safety specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 17%
- Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 12%
- Insurance Carriers and related activities (NAICS 524, 526): 8%
- 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
- 70% of occupational health and safety specialists work all year, while 30% 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: 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: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 21% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 17% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 22% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 10% 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
What percentage of people in this occupation are self-employed?
This occupation (Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety) is part of a larger group called Other technical inspectors and regulatory officers (NOC 226). According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, 10% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 14%.
Source Labour Force Survey – Statistics Canada | queryString="cid=2561"Legal note
What proportion of people in this occupation work full-time?
According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, 97% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.
Source Labour Force Survey – Statistics Canada | queryString="cid=2561"Legal note
What is the proportion of women working in this occupation?
According to the National Household Survey (2011), in Canada, women represented 36% of workers in this occupation compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.
Source Labour Force Survey – Statistics Canada | queryString="cid=2561"Legal note
What percentage of people in this occupation are members of a union?
This occupation (Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety) is part of a larger group called Other technical inspectors and regulatory officers (NOC 226). According to the Labour Force Survey (2015), in Canada, the unionization rate for this group was 39%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.
Source Labour Force Survey – Statistics Canada | queryString="cid=2561"Legal note
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