Job prospects Occupational Health And Safety Inspector in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

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 Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 1,050 people work in this occupation.
• Occupational health and safety specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 17%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 9%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 7%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 68% of occupational health and safety specialists work all year, while 32% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 64% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 36% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 24% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology