Job prospects Lifeguard in British Columbia

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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 moderate for Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness (NOC 54100) in British Columbia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

British Columbia had the most fitness and recreational sports locations per 10,000 residents among all census metropolitan areas in Canada in June 2023, according to Statistics Canada.

Most job opportunities are in the Thompson-Okanagan, Lower Mainland-Southwest and Vancouver Island and Coast regions.

Here are some key facts about Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness in British Columbia:

• Approximately 17,250 people work in this occupation.
• Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 60%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 17%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 39% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 61% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 30% of program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness work all year, while 70% 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 32 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 32% of program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 40% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 60% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 21% 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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