Job prospects Forester in the Edmonton Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Forestry professionals" in the Edmonton Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Forestry professionals in the Edmonton Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Forestry professionals (NOC 21111) in the Edmonton region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
  • A moderate number of 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 Forestry professionals in the Edmonton region:

  • Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Forestry professionals mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Forestry and logging (NAICS try and loggin): 43%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 27%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 10%
    • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 9%
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 8%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

Find out what will be the job prospects for Forestry professionals across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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