Job prospects Forester in the Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Forestry professionals" in the Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Forestry professionals in the Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Forestry professionals (NOC 21111) in the Banff - Jasper - Rocky Mountain House region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 Forestry professionals in the Banff - Jasper - Rocky Mountain House region:

Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Forestry professionals mainly work in the following sectors:
- Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 33%
- Forestry and logging (NAICS try and loggin): 28%
- Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 24%
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 11%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology