Job prospects Recreation Consultant in Saskatchewan

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

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 Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41406) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several 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 Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 39%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 20%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 11%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 80% of recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers work all year, while 20% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 27% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 73% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 12% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 6% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 37% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology