Job prospects Fire Department Platoon Chief in the Edmonton Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Firefighters" in the Edmonton Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Firefighters in the Edmonton Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Firefighters (NOC 42101) in the Edmonton region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Alberta has not provided additional budget for wildfire fighting or wildfire and flood support in the next three years, though there is a contingency fund for disaster relief.

Here are some key facts about Firefighters in the Edmonton region:

Approximately 1,770 people work in this occupation.
Firefighters mainly work in the following sectors:
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 85%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology