Job prospects Coast Guard Vessel Third Officer in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Deck officers, water transport (NOC 72602) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• The majority of deck officer opportunities are in Saint John, as this is where the province's largest port (the Port of Saint John) is located.
• Candidates generally must complete a deck officer cadet program from an approved nautical institute or have one to three years of experience as a member of a deck crew. A deck officer certificate of competency, issued by Transport Canada, is also required. There are various other certificates of competency and training certificates that are recognized by Transport Canada and that may improve one's chances of securing employment. Most of these are job/task-dependent and will be specified by the employer.

Here are some key facts about Deck officers, water transport in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Deck officers, water transport mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 481-483, 485-486, 493): 63%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 26%
  • Scenic and sightseeing transportation and support activities for transportation (NAICS 487-488): 9%
• 61% of deck officers, water transport work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 87% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 34% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 32% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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