Job prospects Operations Research Analyst in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries (NOC 21210) in Saskatchewan 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 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• 83% of mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries work all year, while 17% 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 55% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 45% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 9% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 46% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 34% compared to 7% for all occupations

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