Job prospects Advanced Life Support Paramedic in the Red Deer Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Paramedical occupations" in the Red Deer Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Major labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Paramedical occupations in the Red Deer Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Paramedical occupations (NOC 32102) in the Red Deer region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several 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.

Here are some key facts about Paramedical occupations in the Red Deer region:

  • Approximately 290 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Paramedical occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 73%
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 12%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 7%
    • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 5%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

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

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Labour Market Information Survey
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