Job prospects Recreation Consultant in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "recreation consultant" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41406) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers in Alberta:

• Approximately 1,050 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 47%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 21%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 70% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 30% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 28% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 71% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 19% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 41% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 11% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology